Question

What do the following formula stand for

${\left({\mathrm{NH}}_4\right)}_3{\mathrm{PO}}_4$

Answer 1

• ${\left({\mathrm{NH}}_4\right)}_3{\mathrm{PO}}_4$ stands for the salt formed by the neutralization of ammonium hydroxide and phosphoric acid.
• The name of ${\left({\mathrm{NH}}_4\right)}_3{\mathrm{PO}}_4$ is ammonium phosphate.
• Ammonium phosphate is an ionic compound having cation ammonium${({\mathrm{NH}}_4}^{+})$ and anion phosphate $\left({{\mathrm{PO}}_4}^{3-}\right)$