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What is the oxidation number of phosphorus in the salt $Z r_{3} P_{4} O_{16}$ $Zr_3P_4O_16$ ?

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Apr 19, 2017

Well, the parent phosphate ion is $P O_{4}^{3 -}$ $PO_4^(3-)$ ...........

Explanation:

........And so the metal oxidation state would be $+ I V M$ $stackrel(+IV)M$ .

And thus its perhalide formula would be $M X_{4}$ $MX_4$ , i.e. $M^{4 +} + 4 \times X^{-}$ $M^(4+) + 4xxX^-$ .

You might get a $zirconium (IV) phosphate$ $"zirconium (IV) phosphate"$ , you can certainly get $zirconium tetrahalide$ $"zirconium tetrahalide"$ .

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