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Trisodium phosphate
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<p>Trisodium phosphate (TSP) is an <a href="/facts/Inorganic_compound/TfFfzxSz">inorganic compound</a> with the <a href="/facts/Chemical_formula/hghUtthl">chemical formula</a> <a href="/facts/Sodium/eYuSPu2V">Na</a>3<a href="/facts/Phosphorus/27xCeIqs">P</a><a href="/facts/Oxygen/acyn6o8r">O</a>4. It is a white, granular or crystalline solid, highly soluble in water, producing an <a href="/facts/Alkaline/s6NqPGSP">alkaline</a> solution. TSP is used as a <a href="/facts/Cleaning_agent/L3Jp6f1f">cleaning agent</a>, <a href="/facts/Builder_(detergent)/J7yf1cQP">builder</a>, <a href="/facts/Lubricant/9PXISDwU">lubricant</a>, <a href="/facts/Food_additive/jGk8zjn8">food additive</a>, <a href="/facts/Stain_remover/Qam5UrYV">stain remover</a>, and <a href="/facts/Degreaser/wQBt1G3o">degreaser</a>. </p><p>As an item of commerce TSP is often partially <a href="/facts/Hydrated/0z0lG5FW">hydrated</a> and may range from <a href="/facts/Anhydrous/A7B0fDLE">anhydrous</a> Na3PO4 to the <a href="/facts/Hydrate/dev82l69">dodecahydrate</a> Na3PO4·12H2O. Most often it is found in white powder form. It can also be called trisodium orthophosphate or simply <a href="/facts/Sodium_phosphate/zVdGWhfC">sodium phosphate</a>. </p>