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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Why is the charge of phosphate +5 and not -3

OpenStudy (aaronq):

you're confused, the formal charge on the phosphorus atom is +5, the charge on the phosphate ion, \(H_2PO_4^{-1}\), is -1.

OpenStudy (nincompoop):

are you referring to the oxidation state?

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