Talk:Iron(II) phosphate

This chemical is found in the popular MossOut product to kill moss from the lawn.

Name

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)