3 Ag + PO4 → Ag3PO4

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

PVIII + 3 e- → PV (reduction)

3 Ag0 - 3 e- → 3 AgI (oxidation)

PO4 is an oxidizing agent, Ag is a reducing agent.

Reactants:

  • Ag
    • Names: Silver source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04, Ag source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07, Element 47 source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-07
    • Appearance: White metal. turns dark on exposure to ozone, hydrogen sulfide or sulfur source: ICSC, accessed: 2019-09-04
  • PO4

Products:

  • Ag3PO4 – Silver(I) phosphate source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02
    • Other names: Silver phosphate source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28source: wikidata, accessed: 2019-09-02, Phosphoric acid source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28, Silver(I) salt; argentous phosphate; silver phosphate source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28
    • Appearance: Translucent yellow | becomes opaque or discolors when impure. source: wikipedia, accessed: 2019-09-28