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Question
Write the basic radicals and acidic radicals of the following and then write the chemical formulae of these compound.
Magnesium phosphate
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Solution
Magnesium phosphate
Acidic radical (PO4)3-
Basic radical Mg2+
Chemical formulae Mg3(PO4)2
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