2006-10-29 05:43:40 · 4 answers · asked by bslatta2006 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Go to chemfinder and type in the name. You will get several views of the structure.
2006-10-29 05:56:38 · answer #1 · answered by Peter Boiter Woods 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's an ionic compound with a covalently bonded structure as its anion.
First, the formula for that structure is Na3PO4.
There are three circles labeled Na+ to represent the sodium cations.
Na+
Na+
Na+
They're going to be just placed in the general vicinity of the rest of the chemical structure.
The phosphate part is a little more complex. It has a charge of -3. It has a phosphorus atom in the middle and four oxygen atoms around it. One of the oxygens will be double-bonded to the phosphorus, but the others will be single-bonded. It's a resonance structure, so in reality, that double-bond is shared between all of the bonds, kind of. The shape will be tetrahedral.
The lewis structure is pictured at this website: http://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?sid=166757
2006-10-29 14:08:37 · answer #2 · answered by quepie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
trigonal pyramid with the phosphate group in the center of the pyramid an the 3 sodium atom on the 3 apexes.
2006-10-29 13:55:25 · answer #3 · answered by smarties 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Na3PO4
2006-10-29 13:48:06 · answer #4 · answered by JJ 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋