Trihydrogen oxide

Not to be confused with hydronium.
Trihydrogen oxide
Names
Other names
Trihydrogen monoxide, trihydrogenoxygen
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
  • O.O.[H] [H]
Properties
H3O
Molar mass 19.023 g·mol−1
Related compounds
Related compounds
 water
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Trihydrogen oxide is a predicted inorganic compound of hydrogen and oxygen with the chemical formula H3O.[1][2] This is still a hypothetical compound, one of the unstable hydrogen polyoxides. It is forecasted that the compound could constitute a thin layer of metallic liquid around the cores of Uranus and Neptune, being the source of their magnetic fields.[3] Calculations indicate the stability of H3O in solid, superionic, and fluid metallic states at the deep interior conditions of these planets.

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