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What are phosphates?

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tiny, salty objects that are mainly made up of phosphoric acids that fertilize and are used in common foods such as bread or other foods.

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What is a phosphate?
A Phosphate is a type of mineral
Is trisodium phosphate the same as tripotassium phosphate?
No. Trisodium phosphate is Na3PO4, but tripotassium phosphate is K3PO4. Potassium (K+) is not the same thing as sodium (Na+), even though both are attached to a phosphate (PO43-) in this example.
What is different between diammonium hydrogen phosphate and diammonium phosphate?
Basically another name for diammonium hydrogen phosphate is just diammonium phosphate. So by mixing these two similar chemicals together, there would be definitely no chemical reactions.
What does phosphate measure?
phosphates actually mesure the dirtiness of the water
What is difference between organic phosphate and in organic phosphate?
There isn't a difference becaue there both the same.