Determine the percentage of oxygen in ammonium nitrate.

60 %

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80 %

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70 %

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55 %

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The correct option is A $60 %$
Molar mass of ammonium nitrate( $N H_{4} N O_{3}$ ) $= 80$ gm
% of oxygen $= 48 \times \frac{100}{80} = 60$

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Determine the percentage of oxygen in ammonium nitrate.

The correct option is A 60%Molar mass of ammonium nitrate(NH4NO3)=80 gm% of oxygen =48×10080=60

The correct option is A $60 %$
Molar mass of ammonium nitrate( $N H_{4} N O_{3}$ ) $= 80$ gm
% of oxygen $= 48 \times \frac{100}{80} = 60$