chemistry hates me!!!?

[Jenn]

What is the correct name and chemical formula for the precipitate that forms when the following reactants are mixed?
CoSO4(aq)+(NH4)3PO4(aq)=

 

[jamie h]

Phosphates are insoluble, therefore, your precipitate would be Co3(PO4)2 known as cobalt (II) phosphate.

 

[Wardah Ker]

well your products would be cobalt II phosphate and ammonium sulphate. Anything that has an ammonium is soluble so your precipitate the one that is insoluble would be cobalt II phosphate. Co3(PO4)2

First answer is actually wrong in the way it was explained. Phosphates can be soluble, but it depends on what it reacts with, in this case because it reacted with cobalt II it is insoluble.

3CoSO4(aq)+2(NH4)3PO4(aq) ----->Co3(PO4)2 (s) + 3(NH4)2S04 (aq)

 

[dis_orient_ed]

I recommend you change your major to mathematics. It is much more fun than chemistry and the messy complications are left to applied mathematics and physics. All complexity in mathematics is related to simple beauty and surprising counter-intuitive truths.