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The formula of Ammonium phosphomolybdate is

  • A.\((NH_{4})_{3}PO_{4}.12MoO_{3}\)
  • B.\((NH_{4})_{2}.12MoO_{4}\)
  • C.\((NH_{4})_{2}PO_{4}.12MoO_{3}\)
  • D.\((NH_{4})_{3}PO_{3}.12MoO_{3}\)
  • E.\((NH_{4})_{3}PO_{4}.2MoO_{3}\)

Answer: A

The formula is \((NH_{4})_{3}PO_{4}.12MoO_{3}\).

Ammonium phosphomolybdate is the canary-yellow precipitate formed when a phosphate is warmed with nitric acid and ammonium molybdate; it is the confirmatory test for phosphorus. Its formula contains one phosphate, three ammonium ions and twelve \(MoO_{3}\) units.

The other formulas change the number of ammonium ions (2), the phosphorus species (\(PO_{3}\)), the molybdenum count (2), or omit phosphorus entirely.

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