Bismuth pentoxide

Bismuth pentoxide
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • InChI=1S/2Bi.2H2O.4O/h;;2*1H2;;;;/q2*+1;;;;;;/p-2
    Key: GJPFATGNIGMRBH-UHFFFAOYSA-L
  • O[Bi](=O)(O1)O[Bi]1(=O)O
Properties
Bi2O5
Appearance Powder
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Bismuth pentoxide is a chemical compound composed of bismuth and oxygen, with the chemical formula Bi2O5. It is a dark red powder decomposing above 100 °C.[citation needed] It is not known as a pure substance, but is usually mixed with water, bismuth tetroxide or bismuth trioxide.

An uncharacterized chocolate-brown or orange powder is produced by boiling salts of bismuthate(V) (e.g. NaBiO3) in nitric acid.[citation needed] The color of the resulting product is dependent on the specific bismuthate used, and it is possibly a mix of residual bismuthate, bismuth pentoxide, and bismuth tetroxide.

References

  1. ↑ Wells, A. F. (1948). "The structures of metallic oxides". Quarterly Reviews, Chemical Society. 2 (3): 193. doi:10.1039/QR9480200185.
  2. ↑ bismuth pentoxide www.prepchem.com/synthesis-of-bismuth-pentoxide/
  3. ↑ Chemical properties of bismuth. (n.d.). https://bismuth.atomistry.com/chemical_properties_bismuth.html