(NH4)2−xHxV9Mo3O 31±δ ·nH2O (x = 0, 1) gels were produced from V2O5, NH4VO3, 40% H2O2, and Mo powder by using sol-gel technology. Synthesized gels were investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy methods. The shape and position of the complex core photoelectron lines V 2p, O 1s, C 1s, Mo 3p, Mo 3d, and N 1s were analysed for the gels with different x values. The valences of the V and Mo ions, which have an important role in the electrical conductivity of the compounds, was studied. It has been found that the molybdenum is in the stable Mo 6+ state. The vanadium ions are in V
5+and V 4+ states. The reduction ratio of vanadium ions is about 0.043 independent of the x value. The position of the N 1s peak indicates that the nitrogen is connected with hydrogen in NH4 ions.