How do you find the formula mass of ammonium carbonate #(NH4)_2CO_3# ?
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Break up the compound first, just so you know what atoms are present.
In that case, N, H, C, and O are atoms present.
Next step, refer to your periodic table to find out the formula mass of each atom.
N = 14.0 g/mol
H = 1.0 g/mol
C = 12.0 g/mol
O = 16.0 g/mol
Now look back at the formula again to see the total number of atoms.
Inside the bracket, there is no number after the N, that means it has one atom, however, it is surrounded by the bracket with the 2 outside of it, meaning there are
Follow the same structure to find the number of atoms in Hydrogen - in that case
Now find the number of atoms for C and O. Since there are no brackets that interfere
Now you can find the formula mass of
Multiply the formula mass of each individual atom by the total number of atoms present.
N = 14.0 g/mol
H = 1.0 g/mol
C = 12.0 g/mol
O = 16.0 g/mol
Add up the formula mass together, therefore, it will give you the overall formula mass of
28.0 + 8.0 + 12.0 + 48.0 = 96.0 g/mol is the formula mass of