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What would be the formula of the compound iron (lll) phosphide?

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Iron (III) Phosphide is FeP


Step-by-step explanation:
For Iron (III) phosphide, since iron (III) has a charge of +3 and P has a charge of -3, they would cancel the each other's charges out and it would create FeP which has one atom of Iron for every one atom of Phosphorous.
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