NaAsO3

Sodium metarsenite · Sodium arsenite

Sodium metarsenite is an inorganic arsenic compound that typically appears as a white, water-soluble solid. It has historically been utilized in various industrial and agricultural contexts, though its use is strictly regulated due to its inherent toxicity.

AsNaO
Crystal structure of NaAsO3 (triclinic, P-1 (No. 2))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for Sodium metarsenite, aggregated across 3 databases.

Band Gap

2.86 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.000 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

On hull (stable)
2 DFT sources

Structures

7
3 databases, 3 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for NaAsO3, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
P-1 (No. 2)triclinic2.860.0000-6.0563.47
P21/c (No. 14)monoclinic0.000.0870-6.0733.67
Pm-3m (No. 221)cubic0.000.3044-5.7524.71
Pm-3m (No. 221)
P-1 (No. 2)Triclinic3.19
P-1 (No. 2)Triclinic3.45
P-1 (No. 2)Triclinic3.29
Uses

Applications

Where Sodium metarsenite is used.

Herbicide formulationWood preservationChemical synthesis reagentAnalytical chemistry
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Sodium metarsenite, answered from cross-validated data.

What is NaAsO3?

Sodium metarsenite is an inorganic arsenic compound that typically appears as a white, water-soluble solid. It has historically been utilized in various industrial and agricultural contexts, though its use is strictly regulated due to its inherent toxicity.

More questions
What is NaAsO3 used for?
Sodium metarsenite (NaAsO3) is used in herbicide formulation, wood preservation, chemical synthesis reagent, and analytical chemistry.
What is the band gap of NaAsO3?
Sodium metarsenite (NaAsO3) has a DFT-computed band gap of 2.86 eV across 7 reported structures.
Is NaAsO3 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 2.86 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is NaAsO3 thermodynamically stable?
Yes — Sodium metarsenite (NaAsO3) sits on the convex hull (energy above hull 0 eV/atom), i.e. on hull (stable).
What is the crystal structure of NaAsO3?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Sodium metarsenite (NaAsO3) is triclinic symmetry, space group P-1 (No. 2).
What is the density of NaAsO3?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Sodium metarsenite (NaAsO3) is 3.47 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of NaAsO3 are known?
7 structures of NaAsO3 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 3 distinct space groups.
What elements does NaAsO3 contain?
Sodium metarsenite (NaAsO3) contains As, Na, and O (3 elements).
Where does the data for NaAsO3 come from?
NaAsO3 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, jarvis, mpaloe.
Data sources & attribution
  • materials_project — Data from the Materials Project. Cite: Jain et al., APL Materials 1, 011002 (2013).
  • jarvis — Data from JARVIS (NIST). Cite: Choudhary et al., npj Comp. Mater. 6, 173 (2020).
  • mpaloe — Data from mpaloe.

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