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Selenous acid information


Selenous acid[1]
Structural formula
Ball-and-stick model
Selenous acid on a watchglass
Names
IUPAC names
Selenous acid
Selenic(IV) acid
Other names
Selenious acid
Identifiers
CAS Number
  • 7783-00-8 checkY
3D model (JSmol)
  • Interactive image
ChEBI
  • CHEBI:26642 checkY
ChEMBL
  • ChEMBL2009089
ChemSpider
  • 1060 checkY
DrugBank
  • DB11127
ECHA InfoCard 100.029.067 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 231-974-7
KEGG
  • D05814 checkY
PubChem CID
  • 1091
RTECS number
  • VS7175000
UNII
  • F6A27P4Q4R checkY
UN number 3283 2630
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
  • DTXSID9024300 Edit this at Wikidata
InChI
  • InChI=1S/H2O3Se/c1-4(2)3/h(H2,1,2,3) checkY
    Key: MCAHWIHFGHIESP-UHFFFAOYSA-N checkY
  • InChI=1/H2O3Se/c1-4(2)3/h(H2,1,2,3)
    Key: MCAHWIHFGHIESP-UHFFFAOYAW
SMILES
  • O[Se+]([O-])O
Properties
Chemical formula
H2SeO3
Molar mass 128.984 g·mol−1
Appearance white hygroscopic crystals
Density 3.0 g/cm3
Melting point decomposes at 70 °C
Solubility in water
very soluble
Solubility soluble in ethanol
Acidity (pKa) pKa1 = 2.46
pKa2 = 7.3[2]
Conjugate base Hydrogenselenite
Magnetic susceptibility (χ)
−45.4·10−6 cm3/mol
Pharmacology
Routes of
administration
Intravenous infusion
Legal status
  • US: ℞-only
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Pictograms
GHS06: ToxicGHS08: Health hazardGHS09: Environmental hazard
Signal word
Danger
Hazard statements
H301, H331, H373, H410
Precautionary statements
P260, P261, P264, P270, P271, P273, P301+P310, P304+P340, P311, P314, P321, P330, P391, P403+P233, P405, P501
Related compounds
Other anions
Selenic acid
Hydrogen selenide
Other cations
Sodium selenite
Related compounds
  • Sulfurous acid
  • Tellurous acid
  • Polonous acid
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Infobox references
Selenious Acid
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
License data
  • US DailyMed: Selenious_acid
Identifiers
DrugBank
  • DB11127
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
  • DTXSID9024300 Edit this at Wikidata
ECHA InfoCard100.029.067 Edit this at Wikidata

Selenous acid (or selenious acid) is the chemical compound with the formula H2SeO3. Structurally, it is more accurately described by O=Se(OH)2. It is the principal oxoacid of selenium; the other being selenic acid.

  1. ^ Lide DR (1998). Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.). Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. pp. 4–81. ISBN 0-8493-0594-2.
  2. ^ Ka and pKa for Polyprotic Acids. ucdsb.on.ca

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Selenous acid

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selenium; the other being selenic acid. Selenous acid is analogous to sulfurous acid, but it is more readily isolated. Selenous acid is easily formed upon the...

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Selenium

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dissolves in water to form selenous acid, H2SeO3. Selenous acid can also be made directly by oxidizing elemental selenium with nitric acid: 3 Se + 4 HNO3 + H2O...

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Selenic acid

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hydrobromic acid as a side-product, which needs to be removed from the solution since they can reduce the selenic acid to selenous acid. To obtain the...

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Mecke reagent

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well as other compounds. It is composed of a mixture of selenous acid and concentrated sulfuric acid, which is dripped onto the substance being tested. The...

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Selenium oxide

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Selenium oxide may refer to either of the following compounds: Selenium dioxide, SeO2 Selenium trioxide, SeO3 Diselenium pentoxide, Se2O5 This set index...

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Oxyacid

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An oxyacid, oxoacid, or ternary acid is an acid that contains oxygen. Specifically, it is a compound that contains hydrogen, oxygen, and at least one...

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Selenium dioxide

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polymer. SeO2 is considered an acidic oxide: it dissolves in water to form selenous acid. Often the terms selenous acid and selenium dioxide are used interchangeably...

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Sulfurous acid

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Sulfuric(IV) acid (United Kingdom spelling: sulphuric(IV) acid), also known as sulfurous (UK: sulphurous) acid and thionic acid,[citation needed] is the...

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Tellurous acid

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hydrogen tellurite, KHTeO3. In contrast to the analogous compound selenous acid, tellurous acid is only metastable. Most tellurite salts contain the TeO2− 3...

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Sodium hydrogen selenite

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and one selenium atom. It is the sodium salt of the conjugate base of selenous acid. This compound finds therapeutic application for providing the essential...

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Sodium selenate

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produced by oxidation of selenium, first with nitric acid, producing selenous acid. The selenous acid is neutralized to form sodium selenite. The sodium...

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Telluric acid

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Chlorine, by comparison, is +1.36 V and selenous acid is +0.74 V in oxidizing conditions. The anhydrous acid is stable in air at 100 °C but above this...

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Copper selenide

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that operate in this manner will typically be labeled as containing selenous acid or selenium dioxide. It has also been investigated for use in the treatment...

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Selenite

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anion is a selenium oxoanion with the chemical formula SeO32− Selenous acid, the conjugate acid, with the formula H2SeO3 Salts of this anion: Silver selenite...

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List of copper salts

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Phosphate (phosphoric acid) Copper(II) perchlorate Cu(ClO4)2 Perchlorate (perchloric acid) Copper(II) selenite CuSeO3 Selenite (selenous acid) Copper(II) sulfide...

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Selenium compounds

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dissolves in water to form selenous acid, H2SeO3. Selenous acid can also be made directly by oxidizing elemental selenium with nitric acid: 3 Se + 4 HNO 3 + H...

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Selenium oxydichloride

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selenium dioxide, and diselenium dichloride. Selenium oxybromide SeOBr2 Selenous acid H2SeO3 "Selenium compounds (as Se)". Immediately Dangerous to Life or...

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Metalloid

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natural gas, to boost the removal of carbon dioxide, as have selenous acid and tellurous acid. Selenium acts as a catalyst in some microorganisms. Tellurium...

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Lars Fredrik Nilson

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papers mainly concerned sulfides, arsenical sulfosalt minerals, and selenous acid, extending the work of Berzelius. In 1874 Nilson became professor of...

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Petr Zuman

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studied reactions are: Acid-base, hydration-dehydration and tautomeric equilibria involving 1,3,5- and 1,2,4-triazines, selenous acid and mytomicin C, reactions...

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Tellurite

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This reaction allows the separation of tellurium from selenium since selenous acid remains soluble at low pH. The intermediate in the protonation occurs...

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Metal ions in aqueous solution

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this is not so for bismuth(III). Selenium(IV) is mostly present as selenous acid (H2SeO3) below pH 2; at higher pH this deprotonates to HSeO3− and then...

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Chalcogen

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loss, anemia, and dermatitis. In many cases of selenium poisoning, selenous acid is formed in the body. Hydrogen selenide (H2Se) is highly toxic. Exposure...

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Glossary of chemical formulae

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H2SeO3 selenous acid 7783-00-8 H2SeO4 selenic acid 7783-08-6 H2SiO3 silicic acid 7699-41-4 H2TeO3 tellurous acid 10049-23-7 H2TiO3 titanic acid H3AsO4...

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Ammonium selenide

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with water and various acids. For example, it reacts with nitric acid to form selenous acid. It also reacts with various metals, such as calcium, to produce...

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Selenium tetrabromide

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chloroform and ethyl bromide, but decomposes in water, so that it produces selenous acid in wet air. The compound is only stable under a bromine-saturated atmosphere;...

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Potassium selenate

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SeO3 + 2 KOH → K2SeO4 + H2O Alternatively, it can be made by treating selenous acid with potassium hydroxide, followed by oxidation of the resulting potassium...

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