A Student Wrote the Formula for the Compound Aluminum Phosphate

question 96

Multiple Choice

A student wrote the formula for the compound aluminum phosphate as AlPO₄.What is wrong with this formula?

• A)The compound is not charge-neutral.
• B)Aluminum is a nonmetal so it cannot form an ionic compound.
• C)The formula should be Al(PO₄).
• D)There cannot be three different atom types in a chemical formula.
• E)Nothing is wrong with the formula.

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