vanadic acid

noun

, Chemistry.

any of certain acids containing vanadium, especially one having the formula H 3 VO 4 .

vanadic acid

any one of various oxyacids of vanadium, such as H 3 VO 4 ( orthovanadic acid ), HVO 4 ( metavanadic acid ), and H 4 V 2 O 7 ( pyrovanadic acid ), known chiefly in the form of their vanadate salts

First recorded in 1830–40

This metal has been found in the state of vanadic acid, in a lead ore from Zimapan, in Mexico.

Vanadic acid is absorbed by the charcoal, although it is not reduced.

Microcosmic salt and vanadic acid fuse in the oxidation flame to a dark yellow bead which, upon cooling, loses much of its color.

Vanadic Acid (VO3) fuses upon platinum foil to a deep orange liquid, which becomes crystalline after cooling.

Vanadic acid fuses with carbonate of soda upon charcoal, and is absorbed.

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