Solved: Hydroxyapatite, Ca5(PO4)3(OH), is the main mineral component of dental enamel
Chapter 3, Problem 3.113(choose chapter or problem)
Hydroxyapatite, Ca5(PO4)3(OH), is the main mineral component of dental enamel, dentin, and bone, and thus has many medical uses. Coating it on metallic implants (such as titanium alloys and stainless steels) helps the body accept the implant. In the form of powder and beads, it is used to fill bone voids, which encourages natural bone to grow into the void. Hydroxyapatite is prepared by adding aqueous phosphoric acid to a dilute slurry of calcium hydroxide. (a) Write a balanced equation for this preparation. (b) What mass of hydroxyapatite could form from 100. g of 85% phosphoric acid and 100. g of calcium hydroxide?
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