Sodium fluoride reacts with hydroxyapatite to give fluorapatite according to the chemical reaction:
2NaF + Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2 → Ca10(PO4)6F2 + 2NaOH
i. Name each ion in fluorapatite.
ii. Indicate the charge on each ion in fluorapatite.
iii. Show that the molecular formula for fluorapatite represents a neutral compound

Question

Sodium fluoride reacts with hydroxyapatite to give fluorapatite according to the chemical reaction:
2NaF + Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2 → Ca10(PO4)6F2 + 2NaOH
i. Name each ion in fluorapatite.
ii. Indicate the charge on each ion in fluorapatite.
iii. Show that the molecular formula for fluorapatite represents a neutral compound

rogue · Answer

How many times has this been asked? :P http://openstudy.com/study?F4344183177022PY21S=_#/updates/4f6bd1d7e4b0772daa0767a1

anonymous · Answer

I thought I saw that earlier as well lol