^^hen sulfuric acid is added to tricalcium phosphate, the number of possible solid phases is large. The three common phosphates of calcium give rise to five or six, depending on the degree of hydration. The occurrence of calcium sulfate as a solid phase complicates matters because this substance can exist in at least three, possibly four, forms, some of which, however, are claimed to be metastable.
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