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What is the charge for phosphide?
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December 07, 2017 5:25PM
The electrical charge of phosphide is 3-.
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What is the chemical formula for phosphide?

Phosphide itself is not much. I think what you mean is the
phosphide ION. The formula for phosphorus is P, as you must know,
but the phosphide ion is P3- ( the ionic charge being in
superscript)
And it is so because when bonding, Phosphorus will gain three
more electrons to complete its full octet as before bonding, it
only has 5 electrons in its valence shell.