Molar Mass of Common Phosphates

The molar mass of a phosphate compound depends on the specific type of phosphate and its chemical formula. The following table provides a curated list of molar mass values for common phosphates.

Molar Mass of Phosphates
Formula
Dihydrogen phosphateH2O4P96.987
Hydrogen phosphateHPO42–95.979
PhosphatePO43–94.971
Ammonium dihydrogen phosphate(NH4)H2PO4115.03
Ammonium phosphate(NH4)3PO4149.09
Calcium dihydrogen phosphateCa(H2PO4)2234.05
Calcium hydrogen phosphateCaHPO4136.057
Calcium phosphateCa3(PO4)2310.177
Sodium dihydrogen phosphateNaH2PO4119.977
Sodium hydrogen phosphateNa2HPO4141.959
Sodium phosphateNa3PO4163.941
Potassium dihydrogen phosphateKH2PO4136.086
Potassium hydrogen phosphateK2HPO4174.176
Potassium phosphateK3PO4212.266
Iron(III) phosphateFePO4150.82
Aluminum phosphateAlPO4121.953
Magnesium phosphateMg3(PO4)2262.858
Zinc phosphateZn3(PO4)2386.11
Copper(II) phosphateCu3(PO4)2380.58
Lead(II) phosphatePb3(PO4)2811.54
Nickel(II) phosphateNi3(PO4)2366.023
Manganese(II) phosphateMn3(PO4)2354.757
Strontium phosphateSr3(PO4)2452.8
Barium phosphateBa3(PO4)2601.9
Lanthanum phosphateLaPO4233.877
Bismuth(III) phosphateBiPO4303.952
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