Arsenic Acid File

) with concentrated nitric acid. It can also be produced through the slow hydration of arsenic pentoxide ( As2O5cap A s sub 2 cap O sub 5 ) in water.

: It is typically synthesized by treating arsenic trioxide ( As2O3cap A s sub 2 cap O sub 3 arsenic acid

: While the acid itself has not been isolated in pure form, its hemihydrate ( ) forms stable white crystals. When heated to , these crystals dehydrate and condense. ) with concentrated nitric acid

: Chemically, arsenate and phosphate ions behave very similarly, which is a key factor in its biological toxicity. Biological Impact and Toxicity When heated to , these crystals dehydrate and condense

Arsenic acid consists of one oxo group and three hydroxy groups attached to a central arsenic atom, a structure more descriptively written as