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  • Ammonium Phosphate: Formula, Formation, and Chemical Properties
    The compound formed between ammonium (NH₄⁺) and phosphate (PO₄³⁻) ions is ammonium phosphate, with the chemical formula (NH₄)₃PO₄.

    Here's how the formula is determined:

    * Ammonium ion (NH₄⁺): This has a +1 charge.

    * Phosphate ion (PO₄³⁻): This has a -3 charge.

    * To balance the charges: You need three ammonium ions (3 x +1 = +3) to neutralize the -3 charge of the phosphate ion.

    Therefore, the formula for ammonium phosphate is (NH₄)₃PO₄.

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