3 NH3 + H3PO4 → (NH4)3PO4 – Balanced equation

Reactants:

• NH₃
  • Names: Ammonia , Azane (only intended for use in naming derivatives of ammonia) , Hydrogen nitride
  • Appearance: Colourless gas ; Colourless gas or compressed liquefied gas with pungent odour ; Colorless gas with a pungent, suffocating odor. [Note: Shipped as a liquefied compressed gas. Easily liquefied under pressure.]
• H₃PO₄
  • Names: Phosphoric acid , Orthophosphoric acid , Phosphoric(V) acid
  • Appearance: Hygroscopic colourless crystals ; Thick, colorless, odorless, crystalline solid. [Note: Often used in an aqueous solution.]

Products:

• (NH₄)₃PO₄ – Ammonium phosphate
  • Other names: Triammonium phosphate , Tribasic ammonium phosphate
  • Appearance: White, tetrahedral crystals