Peroxydisulfuric acid

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Peroxydisulfuric acid
IUPAC name	μ-peroxido-bis(hydroxidodioxidosulfur) peroxydisulfuric acid
Other names	persulfuric acid
Identifiers
CAS number	[13445-49-3]
PubChem	24413
ChEBI	29268
SMILES	OS(=O)(=O)OOS(=O)(=O)O
InChI	1/H2O8S2/c1-9(2,3)7-8-10(4,5)6/h(H,1,2,3)(H,4,5,6)/f/h1,4H
Properties
Molecular formula	H2O8S2
Molar mass	194.14 g mol-1
Appearance	colourless solid
Melting point	65 °C, 338 K, 149 °F (decomposes)
Related compounds
Related compounds	Dipotassium persulfate
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C, 100 kPa) Infobox disclaimer and references

Peroxydisulfuric is a sulfur oxoacid with the chemical formula H₂S₂O₈. In structural terms it can be written HO₃SOOSO₃H. It is one of a group of sulfur oxoacids, its salts, commonly known as persulfates, are industrially important but the acid itself is not. The salts contain the peroxydisulfate ion.

[edit] See also

• Sulfur oxoacids

[edit] References

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Greenwood, N. N.; Earnshaw, A. (1997). Chemistry of the Elements, 2nd Edition, Oxford:Butterworth-Heinemann. ISBN 0-7506-3365-4.