Engineering
Chemistry
Average Atomic and Molecular Masses
Question

Calculate the mass % of N in ammonium phosphate (NH4)3PO4.

14.1

9.39

28.2

56.4

JEE Advance
College PredictorLive

Know your College Admission Chances Based on your Rank/Percentile, Category and Home State.

Get your JEE Main Personalised Report with Top Predicted Colleges in JoSA

Solution

M(NH4)3PO4 = 149
One molecule of (NH4)3PO4 contains 3×14 = 42 amu nitrogen atom
Mass percent of Nitrogen = weight of nitrogenMolecular weight of (NH4)3PO4 × 100
                =42149×100 = 28.2%