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Grab yourself a Periodic Table and look up the atomic masses of nitrogen and hydrogen, which are the constituent elements of NH3 (which is ammonia.) Nitrogen is 14, and hydrogen is 1. Now look at the formula. It says you have 1 nitrogen and 3 hydrogens. Add it up: 14+1+1+1=17, for a total "molar mass" of 17 grams per mole. Now use the concept of percent (part divided by total) to get your percent composition by mass. 14/17=0.82, 82% nitrogen. 3/17=0.18, so 18% hydrogen. You can do that now for any compound!

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Q: How do you calculate the percent by mass of NH3?
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The percent by mass of hydrogen in NH3 is equal to?

3/17x100


What is the equation used to calculate percent by mass?

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