document.write( "Question 410191: Please HELP IF YOU KNOW SOME CHEMISTRY BASIS.
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\n" ); document.write( "Apatite (Ca5(PO4)3F) is used to manufacture fertilizer.
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\n" ); document.write( "I tried and found 70622.23g
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Algebra.Com's Answer #288835 by richard1234(7193)\"\" \"About 
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The atomic weight of phosphorus is 30.974. The total atomic weight of \"Ca%5B5%5D%28PO%5B4%5D%293F%29\" is 5(40.078) + 30.974 + 4(16) + 3(19) = 352.364. Thus, the amount of phosphorus is\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%281150kg%29%2830.974%2F352.364%29+=+101.089kg\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "However, I haven't taken very much chemistry in school (I've only taken biology, physics, and AP physics so far....) but I'm pretty sure this would be how you solve it, simply using ratios.
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