Q.

What is the chemical name for the ionic compound Ca3(PO4)2 ?

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a

Calcium diphosphate

b

Calcium Phosphate

c

Calcium biphosphate

d

None of these

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Positively charged cations and negatively charged anions combine to generate neutral ionic compounds (most commonly).
Typically, non-metals gain electrons to have a net negative charge, creating anions, while metals typically lose electrons and hence have a net positive charge to become cations.
Strong and brittle, ionic compounds have high melting and boiling points.
Knowing the cation, its symbol, and its charge as well as the anion, its symbol, and its charge is the first step in writing an ionic compound. In ionic compounds, the positive charge, or cation, is written first, followed by the negative charge, or anion, to create the neutral molecules.

Ionic compounds do not exist as molecules. They are solid crystals like sodium sulfide. The compound Ca3(PO4)2 we gave is calcium phosphate, which is made up of cationic calcium and anionic phosphate. 

The cation calcium is Ca2+ and the anion is phosphate PO34-. This formula shows that every two phosphate groups contain three calcium ions.

Hence, option A is correct.

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