V3O93

V3O93 is a formula that has appeared in some informal or stray sources as a vanadium oxide, but it is not recognized as a valid or stable compound in authoritative chemical databases or mineral dictionaries. The empirical composition implied by V3O93 would require three vanadium atoms combined with ninety-three oxide ions.

Chemical viability and interpretation

To be electrically neutral as an oxide, the total positive charge from vanadium would have to balance the negative charge of the oxide. With three vanadium atoms and ninety-three oxide ions, the average oxidation state of vanadium would be +62, which is chemically impossible for vanadium under known valence chemistry. Therefore, V3O93 cannot correspond to a conventional discrete vanadium oxide with a feasible oxidation state distribution. This strongly suggests that the formula is not a legitimate, isolable oxide compound in standard solid-state chemistry.

Possible explanations for the notation

If V3O93 appears in a text or database, it is likely a typographical error or a misinterpretation of a related vanadium oxide formula (for example, V2O5, VO2, V2O3, or other polyvanadate or nonstoichiometric oxides). It may also reflect a nonstoichiometric or polymeric structure in a highly simplified empirical formula, where the true composition is represented differently in a crystallographic or structural context.

See also

Vanadium oxides (such as V2O5, VO2, V2O3), nonstoichiometric oxide materials, vanadium chemistry, oxide minerals. Further references should be consulted to verify any occurrence of the symbol V3O93 in scientific literature.