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How many elements are in (NH4)3PO4

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it’s four, the answer is four
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Answer:

4

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 4 different elements in the compound (N, H, P, O) but if you want to count the number of each element then the answer is different.

In NH4, theres 1 N and 4 H, but since there are 3 NH4s then u have 3 N and 12 H. There's 1 P and 4 Os as well.

Added together u have 3 + 12 + 1 + 4 = 20 elements in total.

hope this helps!

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