The Hydrolysis of Sodium Polyphosphates

Abstract

The hydrolysis of 32P-sodium polyphosphates (linear and cross-linked) in aqueous solution has been studied. The radiometric determinations indicate that the ortho-phosphate formation is a slow reaction, and that the amount formed by the linear variety is higher than that produced by the cross-linked form. There is a significant formation of metaphosphates during the hydrolysis of the cross-linked polyphosphate which is missing or at least reduced to a much lesser extent in the case of the linear polyphosphate. © 1971, Walter de Gruyter. All rights reserved.