Answer to Question #236196 in General Chemistry for Ced

Question

Ammonia is reacted with phosphoric acid in a neutralization reaction. Indicate the ion/s that are spectator ions in the total ionic equation of this reaction.

Answer 1

$3NH_3+H_3PO_4 \to(NH_4)_3PO_4$

$NH_3 andH_3PO_4$ do not ionized completely and hence the ionic equation is

$3NH_3+H_3PO_4 \to 3NH_4^++PO_4^{-3}$ There are no spectator ions and this is the net ionic equation