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Please count compound list each element and the amount of each and then figure out the total of the atoms

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Please count compound list each element and the amount of each and then figure out-example-1
User Ela
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9 hydrogen atoms
3 phosphorus atoms
12 oxygen atoms
24 atoms in total
Inorganic- there is no carbon atom

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User Brian Rosamilia
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Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

H = 9 You get that from the 3 in front of the phosphoric acid and the 3 behind it.

P = 3 The three in front of the phosphoric acid affects everything.

O4 = 12 The three multiplies by the 4 to get 12

Total number of atoms = 9 + 3 + 12 = 23

It's inorganic. It has no carbons and nothing else you could argue that it makes an organic compound.

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