Talk:Iron(II) phosphate

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What is the proper name of this? Is it really Iron(II) phosphate, or is it Iron (II) phosphate, or should it actually be ferrous phosphate? The abscence of a space between "Iron" and the left parenthesis bugs me, but I'm not sure. Jobjörn (Talk ° contribs) 15:37, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Name is correct, ferrous phosphate is also correct, but an old name (I think it should be a redirect here). Hmm .. and now a non-technical explanation. Iron (Fe) in salts is in general found in two oxidation states: Fe²⁺ and Fe³⁺. Written out, these two are shorthanded to iron(II) (old: ferrous) and iron(III) (old: ferric). In that notation, the oxidation state is, in Roman numerals within brackets, placed directly after the name of the element. Hope this explains. --Dirk Beetstra ^{T C} 15:51, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

I understand. I don't understand why no space, but it's good enough for me. Jobjörn (Talk ° contribs) 16:34, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

IUPAC, can't help it. --Dirk Beetstra ^{T C} 16:40, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Good thing there are standards, even though the standards are odd, then... Jobjörn (Talk ° contribs) 16:56, 14 January 2007 (UTC)