What is the name of (NH4)HPO4?

Answer 1

Ammonium Bi-Phosphate

Answer 2

NH4 is ammonium
HPO4 is hydrogen phosphate
(NH4)HPO4 is ammonium phosphate

BUT it's technically wrong.

Because HPO4 is a anion with charge of -2, NH4 is a cation with charge of +1.

Therefore, it's either there TWO ammonium ions or TWO hydrogen in your chemical formula for it to be precise.


Since you had placed a bracket in the (NH4), i perhaps you missed a 2 beside it.

So it will become,
(NH4)2 HPO4 - ammonium phosphate

the other possibility is, you should an a TWO beside your hydrogen to make it a dihydrogen phosphate ion. (charge of -1 )

So it will become,
(NH4) H2 PO4 -ammonium dihydrogen phosphate.

Another meaning will be HPO4 is dibasic, H2PO4 will be monobasic.

So in HPO4, it will need two positive charges [(NH4)2 HPO4] to form a ionic compound while H2PO4 will need one positive charge [(NH4) H2 PO4] to form another ionic compound.

Answer 3

i am wondering if you forgot a subscript after the nh4 (meaning the compound is (NH4)2HPO4) or did you forget an ion sign

If the first is correct, I would call this ammonium biphosphate (old school) or ammonium hydrogen phosphate (IUPACC convention).

If the last is correct, then the name would be ammonium phosphate ion and can be seen in the salt NaNH4HPO4 (called sodium ammonium phosphate)

I hope this helps

Ken

Answer 4

A note: your formula lacks a numeral:

(NH4)2HPO4

Another name:

Ammonium acid phosphate or
Diammonium phosphate

Good luck!

Answer 5

Your formula isn't complete. I'll give both possibilities.
(NH4)2HP04 = ammonium hydrogen phosphate.
(NH4)H2PO4 = ammonium dihydrogen phosphate.
Hydrogen phosphate is sometimes called phosphate dibasic, because it can accept two more protons.
Dihydrogen phosphate is sometimes called phosphate monobasic, because it can accept one more proton.

Answer 6

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