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How to Write the Name for K3PO4

Learning to name chemical compounds requires that you:

  • Determine the type of compound you are working with.
  • Apply the rules for naming that type of compound.
  • Practice until it becomes second nature.
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For K3PO4 use the hints and resources below to help write the name.

Hint for Naming K3PO4

Here we we have a metal (K) attached to a group of non-metals (PO4). This is a ternary ionic compound.
  • Write the name given on the Periodic Table for K.
  • Look up the name for PO4 on the Common Ion Table.
  • Put the name for the metal and then the polyatomic ion. That's it - you've named a ternary ionic compound.

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