Explain how #4"Ca"_3("PO"_4)_2# contains #52# total atoms?
Ca=?
P=?
O=?
(I'm getting 22 total and not quite understanding what I've done wrong)
Ca=?
P=?
O=?
(I'm getting 22 total and not quite understanding what I've done wrong)
1 Answer
Here's how I do it.
Explanation:
Assume you have one formula unit
The subscripts represent the number of atoms or groups immediately before them.
Thus,
One
∴ Two
Let's count the number of atoms in one formula unit.
If 1 formula unit contains 13 atoms, then