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What is the total number of atoms in the formula below? NH3

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The answer is 4 because N=1 and H3

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The total number of atoms in the ammonia is four.

Step-by-step explanation:

The chemical formula for ammonia is
\mathrm{N} \mathrm{H}_(3) which has one atom of nitrogen with 3 atoms of hydrogen. The number of atom is counted from the chemical formula itself.

As there is one N shown so there will be one atom of nitrogen. Then there is H is shown with 3 subscript, so there is 3 atom of hydrogen. Therefore,

1 atom of nitrogen + 3 atom of hydrogen = 4 atoms in ammonia.

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