Question 20

If the atomic weight of the most stable isotope of the element M is 40 times that of the lightest element, then formula of the compound of its phosphate is

The lightest element is hydrogen with atomic weight 1, so M has atomic weight 40, which is calcium. Calcium is divalent ($$\text{Ca}^{2+}$$) and phosphate is $$\text{PO}_4^{3-}$$, so the formula is $$\text{Ca}_3(\text{PO}_4)_2$$, i.e. $$\text{M}_3(\text{PO}_4)_2$$.

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