In 58*g58g of "ammonium nitrate"ammonium nitrate, what mass of nitrogen is present?

1 Answer
May 31, 2017

Approx. 20*g20g.

Explanation:

We work out a molar quantity of "ammonium nitrate:"ammonium nitrate:

"Moles of ammonia nitrate"=(58.0*g)/(80.05*g*mol^-1)=0.725*molMoles of ammonia nitrate=58.0g80.05gmol1=0.725mol.

And we take this molar quantity, and multiply it by the appropriately modified molar mass of nitrogen...........

0.725*molxx2xx14.01*g*mol^-1=??*g0.725mol×2×14.01gmol1=??g