Question

The effectiveness of nitrogen fertilizers depends on both their ability to deliver nitrogen to plants and the amount of nitrogen they can deliver. Four common nitrogen-containing fertilizers are ammonia, ammonium nitrate, ammonium sulfate, and urea [(NH2)NH2) 2CO2CO)]. Rank these fertilizers in terms of the mass percentage nitrogen they contain. Rank fertilizers from largest to smallest mass percentage nitrogen they contain. To rank fertilizers as equivalent, overlap them.

Answer 1

Ammonia > Urea > Ammonium nitrate > Ammonium sulphate

Step-by-step explanation:

Percentage by mass of nitrogen in NH3:

Molar mass of NH3= 17 g/mol

Hence % by mass = 14/17 × 100 = 82.35%

% by mass of NH4NO3

Molar mass of NH4NO3 = 80.043 g/mol

Hence; 28/80.043 × 100 = 34.98%

% by mass of (NH4)2SO4;

Molar mass of (NH4)2SO4= 132.14 g/mol

Hence; 28/132.14 × 100 = 21.19%

% by mass of CH4N2O

Molar mass of urea = 60.0553 g/mol

Hence 28/60.0553 × 100 = 46.62%