phosphates
Sign in to saveIn chemistry, a phosphate is an anion, salt, functional group or ester derived from a phosphoric acid. It most commonly means orthophosphate, a derivative of orthophosphoric acid, phosphoric acid .
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A phosphate is a chemical compound derived from phosphoric acid, and it's one of the most common forms found in nature and industry. Phosphates matter because they're essential ingredients in fertilizers, detergents, food additives, and biological processes in living organisms.
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- Chemical properties
- Equilibria in solution
- Biochemistry of phosphates
- Bones and teeth
- Medical and biological research uses
- Plant metabolism
- Adverse health effects
- Production
- Geological occurrence
- Mining
- Environmental Impacts of Mining
- Limiting nutrient
- Pollution
- In soils
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In chemistry, a phosphate is an anion, salt, functional group or ester derived from a phosphoric acid. It most commonly means orthophosphate, a derivative of orthophosphoric acid, phosphoric acid .
The phosphate or orthophosphate ion is derived from phosphoric acid by the removal of three protons . Removal of one proton gives the dihydrogen phosphate ion while removal of two protons gives the hydrogen phosphate ion . These names are also used for salts of those anions, such as ammonium dihydrogen phosphate and trisodium phosphate.