Chemistry:Tungsten pentoxide

Short description: Blue solid oxide of tungsten formed by reaction of tungsten trioxide and tungsten metal

Tungsten pentoxide (W
2O
5) was reported in early literature but proved to have the stoichiometry W₁₈O₄₉. Sometimes called mineral blue, it is a blue solid formed by the reaction of tungsten trioxide, WO₃, and tungsten metal at 700 °C.

Intermediate oxides of tungsten

There are a number of these unusual intermediate oxides formed from reacting metal and trioxide namely, W₂₀O₅₈, W₂₄O₇₀. W₁₈O₄₉ contains both octahedral and pentagonal bipyramidal co-ordination of the metal atoms by oxygen.

See also

• Tungsten(III) oxide
• Tungsten(IV) oxide
• Tungsten(VI) oxide