Q132CP
Question
Ammonium dihydrogen phosphate, formed from the reaction of phosphoric acid with ammonia, is used as a crop fertilizer as well as a component of some fire extinguishers. (a) What are the mass percentages of N and P in the compound? (b) How much ammonia is incorporated into 100. g of compound?
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- Mass percentage of N is 12.18 % and P=26.94 %.
- The mass of ammonia is 14.79 g.
1Step 1: Finding the mass percentage of N and P
The mass percentage can be calculated as,
2Step 2: Finding the mass of ammonia
The mass percentage can be denoted as,
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