Molybdenum trioxide, like chromium trioxide, is an acidic oxide, and forms salts known as molybdates.

The normal molybdates show a tendency to pass into polymolybdates.

The molybdates are also capable of combining with other oxides (such as phosphorus and arsenic pentoxides) yielding very complex salts.

The molybdates may be recognized by the fact that they give a white precipitate on the addition of hydrochloric or nitric acids to their solutions, and that with reducing agents (zinc and sulphuric acid) they give generally a blue coloration which turns to a green and finally to a brown colour.

Molybdenum trioxide, like chromium trioxide, is an acidic oxide, and forms salts known as molybdates.

The normal molybdates show a tendency to pass into polymolybdates.

The molybdates are also capable of combining with other oxides (such as phosphorus and arsenic pentoxides) yielding very complex salts.

The molybdates may be recognized by the fact that they give a white precipitate on the addition of hydrochloric or nitric acids to their solutions, and that with reducing agents (zinc and sulphuric acid) they give generally a blue coloration which turns to a green and finally to a brown colour.