disodium phosphate

American  

[dahy-soh-dee-uhm] / daɪˈsoʊ di əm /

noun

Chemistry.

1. sodium phosphate.

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Etymology

Origin of disodium phosphate

di- ¹ + sodium

Example Sentences

All three can be made without difficulty, but disodium phosphate is the only one which is largely used, and is the salt which is commonly called sodium phosphate.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William

Heat the clear solution to boiling; remove the burner and add 25 cc. of a solution of disodium phosphate.

From An Introductory Course of Quantitative Chemical Analysis With Explanatory Notes by Talbot, Henry P.

This is due to the fact that the salt hydrolyzes in solution into sodium hydroxide and disodium phosphate, as represented in the equation Na3PO4 + H2O = Na2HPO4 + NaOH.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William

We may have the first step of basicity due to combination with soda, NaH2PO4, or monosodium phosphate, the second step, Na3HPO4, or disodium phosphate, and the third, and final step, Na3PO4, or trisodium phosphate.

From The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing Lectures Delivered Before the Hat Manufacturers' Association by Shonk, Albert

Sodium hydroxide is strongly alkaline, while disodium phosphate is nearly neutral in reaction.

From An Elementary Study of Chemistry by McPherson, William