Boron phosphate

Description

A white, crystalline powder that is added to clay to form a translucent porcelain.

Synonyms and Related Terms

borophosphoric acid

Risks

• NIH: INformation sheet

Physical and Chemical Properties

• Soluble in water.
• pH of 1% solution = 2.0

Composition	BPO4
Density	1.873 g/ml

Resources and Citations

• Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

• Robert Fournier, Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery, Chilton Book Company, Radnor, PA, 1992