ʻO ka waikawa Phosphoric, i ʻike ʻia hoʻi ʻo ka orthophosphoric acid, he waikawa inorganic i hoʻohana mau ʻia i nā ʻoihana like ʻole. He ʻakika ikaika kona, ʻo H3PO4 kona ʻano kemika, a ʻo kona kaumaha molekala he 97.995. ʻAʻole like me kekahi mau ʻakika volatile, paʻa ka waikawa phosphoric a ʻaʻole hiki ke wāwahi maʻalahi, e lilo ia i koho hilinaʻi no nā ʻano noi. ʻOiai ʻaʻole ikaika ka waikawa phosphoric e like me ka hydrochloric, sulfuric, a i ʻole nitric acids, ʻoi aku ka ikaika ma mua o ka acetic a me ka boric acid. Eia kekahi, loaʻa i kēia ʻakika nā waiwai maʻamau o kahi waikawa a hana ʻia ma ke ʻano he ʻakika tribasic nāwaliwali. He mea pono e hoʻomaopopo he hygroscopic ka waikawa phosphoric a hoʻopili koke i ka wai mai ka lewa. Eia kekahi, hiki iā ia ke hoʻololi i ka waikawa pyrophosphoric i ka wā i wela ai, a hiki i ka nalowale o ka wai ke hoʻololi iā ia i ka waikawa metaphosphoric.