- #1
Master J
- 226
- 0
[SOLVED] Sodium monohydrogen phosphate
In a question, I came across the compound sodium monohydrogen phosphate. It only gave the name and so I needed to work out the formula.
The real forumla is Na2 H (PO4). I am wonderin about the bonding of this molecule. Phosphate has a -3 charge. H could accept or give away an electron right? And the sodiums are metals, which want to give away an electron each.
How do they bond together? How could I work out that forumla knowing this?
Cheers folk, I am not an expert on chemistry! :)
In a question, I came across the compound sodium monohydrogen phosphate. It only gave the name and so I needed to work out the formula.
The real forumla is Na2 H (PO4). I am wonderin about the bonding of this molecule. Phosphate has a -3 charge. H could accept or give away an electron right? And the sodiums are metals, which want to give away an electron each.
How do they bond together? How could I work out that forumla knowing this?
Cheers folk, I am not an expert on chemistry! :)