What is thomas slag? and what is its formula?
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Tetracalcium Phosphate is known as Thomas slag. Its formula is Ca4(PO4)2O. It is also called as Thomas phosphate or Bessemer basic slag.
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Thomas slag and it's formula
Tetracalcium phosphate is the compound Ca4(PO4)2O, (4CaO·P2O5). It is the most basic of the calcium phosphates, and has a Ca/P ratio of 2, making it the most phosphorus poor phosphate. It is found as the mineral hilgenstockite, which is formed in industrial phosphate rich slag (called "Thomas slag").
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