What is the molar mass of ammonium carbonate?
1 Answer
Explanation:
Let's start off with the chemical formula of ammonia carbonate, which is
Now, we can determine the molar mass of this ionic compound by using the following equation:
atomic weight of element
First, you want to have a periodic table available so you can determine the atomic weight of N, H, C, and O:
- N has a molar mass of 14.01 g/mol
- H has an atomic weight of 1.008 g/mol
- C has an atomic weight of 12.01 g/mol
- O has an atomic weight of 16.00 g/mol
From the chemical formula, we have 2 nitrogen atoms. Therefore, the atomic mass has to be multiplied by 2 to obtain an atomic weight of 28.02 g/mol.
There are 8 hydrogen atoms, so the atomic mass has to be multiplied by 8, which gives you a value of 8.064 g/mol
Next, you have 1 carbon atoms, so the atomic mass of C is 12.01 g/mol
And, there are 3 oxygen atoms, so the atomic mass has to be multiplied by 3, which gives you a value of 48.00 g/mol
Now you want to add the mass of each atom together to obtain the formula mass of the entire compound: