Trihydrogen oxide
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| Other names
Trihydrogen monoxide, trihydrogenoxygen | |
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| Properties | |
| H3O | |
| Molar mass | 19.023 g·mol−1 |
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Related compounds |
water |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Trihydrogen oxide is a predicted inorganic compound of hydrogen and oxygen with the chemical formula H3O. This is still a hypothetical compound, one of the unstable hydrogen polyoxides. It is hypothesized that the compound could constitute a thin layer of metallic liquid around the cores of Uranus and Neptune, and that this could be the source of their magnetic fields. Calculations indicate the stability of H3O in solid, superionic, and fluid metallic states at the deep interior conditions of these planets.