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What is the name of (hydrogen- prefixes for acid salts, anion derived from phosphate )?

  1. Asodium dihydrogenphosphate
  2. Bsodium hydrogenphosphate
  3. Csodium phosphate
  4. Dsodium dihydrogenphosphite

Answer: A

The anion is : phosphate carrying two H, so dihydrogenphosphate. One balances the single negative charge. Sodium hydrogenphosphate would be written ().
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