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A 57.8 molal solution of orthophosphoric acid (85% w/w) has been studied by the wide angle X-ray scattering method. Both the ARDF and the intensity curve are consistent with a hydrogen-bonded ring structure for the dimeric (H3PO4)2.
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Wertz, D.L., Cook, G.A. Phosphoric acid solutions. I: Molecular association in a 57.8 molal aqueous solution. J Solution Chem 14, 41–48 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00646729
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