NEET UG CHEMISTRY MCQ: CHEMICAL BONDING & MOLECULAR STRUCTURE

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Application +4 | -1

The phosphate of a metal has the formula

{MPO}_4

. The formula of its nitrate will be

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Correct option: D

{M}\left({NO}_3\right)_3

Option D (

{M}\left({NO}_3\right)_3

) is correct because if MPO4 has a +3 and -3 charge, then M has a +3 charge. Nitrate has a -1 charge, so the formula will be M(NO3)3.

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