Strontium phosphate, Sr3(PO.)2 is a crystalline substance used in medicine and industry. How many Phosphorus atoms are represented in the formulas for Sr3(PO4)2? 0/ 10000 Word Limit II !!!

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Strontium phosphate, Sr3(PO.)2 is a crystalline substance used in medicine and industry. How many Phosphorus atoms are represented in the
formulas for Sr3(PO4)2?
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0/ 10000 Word Limit
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Transcribed Image Text:Strontium phosphate, Sr3(PO.)2 is a crystalline substance used in medicine and industry. How many Phosphorus atoms are represented in the formulas for Sr3(PO4)2? 三 0/ 10000 Word Limit 1 2 3 4 8. N ן-כ !!!
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The given compound is Sr3(PO4)2.

We have calculate  number  of P atoms present  in that molecule. 

The subscript following each atom (or atom cluster, called a polyatomic ion)indicates the number of atoms preceding it in one molecule of the substance.

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