2006-07-18 06:54:19 · 6 answers · asked by melomane 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Calcium phosphate is a family of phosphates, which includes tricalcium phosphate [Ca3(PO4)2], dicalcium phosphate [CaHPO4], calcium dihydrogen phosphate [Ca(H2PO4)2], calcium pyrophosphate [Ca2P2O7] and hydroxylapatite [Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2]. There isn't a plain old calcium phosphate.
2006-07-18 07:00:21 · answer #1 · answered by Cols 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tricalcium Phosphate Formula
2017-01-20 11:43:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Phosphate ion, PO4 has a charge of -3, Calcium ions have a charge of +2 therefore a molecule of calcium phosphate would be Ca3(PO4)2
2006-07-18 07:00:16 · answer #3 · answered by science teacher 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Calcium is a divalent metal ion which belong to 2ndA group, it is a cation represented as Ca2+, H3PO4 is phosphoric acid ,with the loss of three protons a trivalent PO43- is attained its an anion. These two cation and anion combine and to satisfy or balance the charges they undergo criss cross method forming Ca3(PO4)2.
2006-07-18 12:03:38 · answer #4 · answered by anjs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you looking for the formula for monocalcium phosphate? Here is the formula for that: (sorry.. won't let me do subscripts here)
Ca(H2PO4)2
2006-07-18 07:03:52 · answer #5 · answered by MELISSA B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ca3(PO4)2
you need to balance charges on the ions
PO4 = -3
Ca = +2
2006-07-18 07:42:08 · answer #6 · answered by shiara_blade 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋