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How many atoms of hydrogen are in 3 moles of ammonia, NH3?

User Somy A
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Answer:


5.4198 ×
10^(24) atoms of hydrogen

Step-by-step explanation:

Firstly, we need to know how many atoms of
NH_(3) are there in 3 moles of
NH_(3).

We know that there is
6.022 ×
10^(23) atoms in a mole of any substance.


6.022 ×
10^(23) is Avogadro's Constant


6.022 ×
10^(23) × 3 =
1.8066 ×
10^(24)

Therefore in 3 moles of ammonia, there are
1.8066 ×
10^(24) atoms.

Next, you should determine how many molecules of an element is present in ammonia.

There is 1 Nitrogen molecule and 3 Hydrogen molecules for every mole of ammonia.

Finally, since we know 3 moles of ammonia contains
1.8066 ×
10^(24) atoms, we just have to multiply accordingly to get the individual amount of atoms of an element a compound has.

For Nitrogen :

1 ×
1.8066 ×
10^(24) =
1.8066 ×
10^(24) atoms of nitrogen

For Hydrogen :

3 ×
1.8066 ×
10^(24) =
5.4198 ×
10^(24) atoms of hydrogen

Therefore, there is
5.4198 ×
10^(24) hydrogen atoms in 3 moles of ammonia.

Hope this answer helped!

User Nicolas NOEL
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