What is the percentage composition of ammonium nitrate, #NH_4NO_3#?
1 Answer
Feb 22, 2016
Percent composition of
Percent composition of
Percent composition of
Explanation:
#2xx14"g"+4xx1"g"+3xx16"g"=80"g"#
The mass of 1 mol of
#2xx14"g"=28"g"# The mass of
#"N"# is#28"g"# .Percent composition of
#"N"# is#frac{28"g"}{80"g"}xx100% = 35%# .
#4xx1"g"=4"g"# The mass of
#"H"# is#4"g"# .Percent composition of
#"H"# is#frac{4"g"}{80"g"}xx100% = 5%# .
#3xx16"g"=48"g"# The mass of
#"O"# is#48"g"# .Percent composition of
#"O"# is#frac{48"g"}{80"g"}xx100% = 60%# .