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What is the percent composition of Nitrogen in ammonium oxide?

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The molecular formula of ammonium oxide is:


(NH_4)_2O

The molecular weight of it is 52.07 g/mol.

In one molecule of ammonium oxide there are two molecules of nitrogen, the molecular weight of it is 14 g/mol.

Let's use one mole of ammonium oxide for our calculations. In one mole of this substance there are 52.07g of the compound and 28 g of nitrogen (since there are two moles of it in ammonium oxide). Then, the composition would be:


X=(28)/(52.07)\cdot100=53.77

The percent compostion is 53.77%.

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