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Grade 12Physical Chemistry

calculate the equivalent weight of phosphate radical ?????????????????

Profile image of Ankur Saha
9 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Vikas TU
9 Years ago
Equivalent weight is defined as the Molecular mass divided by its valence factor.
Hence the valence factor for the phosphate radical would be => its oxidation number and that is => +7
 
Hence the eq. weight => M/7
where M is the Molecular Mass of Phosphate.