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Chemistry Forums for Students => High School Chemistry Forum => Topic started by: kissoftalons on August 28, 2005, 10:27:49 PM
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Could someone help me understand this problem and possibly point me in the right direction.
Write an Ionic equation for the dissolution of Ag3PO4(s) in water...
I am not sure what "dissolution" means..is it just dissolving?
I would guess the answer as:
Ag3-(aq) + PO4 3- (aq)
Is this correct?
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Ag3PO4 -> 3 Ag+ + PO43-
Silver is positive, so you write +. It just has charge +1 and you need three times as much as PO3- which has a charge of -3.
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dissolution.. for salts it refers to the dissociation into its component ions in a suitable solvent.