Phosphate
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2021 8 3 Chemical properties. The phosphate ion has a molar mass of 94.97 g/mol, and consists of a central phosphorus atom surrounded by four oxygen atoms in a tetrahedral arrangement. It is the conjugate base of the hydrogen phosphate ion H PO 4 2−, which in turn is the conjugate base of the dihydrogen phosphate ion H 2 PO 4 −, which in turn is the
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Phosphate Rock
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Rock phosphate. Rock phosphate is a naturally occurring ore of marine sedimentary origin. It may have a composition of 0 30 0, but the grade is noted as 0 3 0, since rock phosphate is sparingly soluble and little of the phosphorus is available to crops. Many of the mines that produced rock phosphate are closed, and most of the marketed rock