Asked by khare
How many atoms of phosphorus does this compound have?
How many atoms of oxygen does this compound have?
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I don't see the compound — could you paste or describe its chemical formula (or upload the image)?
If you want to do it yourself, here’s how:
- Identify the chemical formula and ignore any coefficient in front (it multiplies the whole molecule).
- For each element, look at the subscript immediately following its symbol. If there is no subscript, that element has 1 atom in the formula.
- If part of the formula is in parentheses with a subscript after the parentheses, multiply each element count inside the parentheses by that subscript.
- If there is a coefficient in front of the formula, multiply all element counts by that coefficient.
Examples:
- H3PO4 → P = 1, O = 4
- Ca3(PO4)2 → P = 2 (one P per PO4 times 2), O = 8 (four O per PO4 times 2)
- P4O10 → P = 4, O = 10
Send the formula and I’ll count the P and O atoms for you.
If you want to do it yourself, here’s how:
- Identify the chemical formula and ignore any coefficient in front (it multiplies the whole molecule).
- For each element, look at the subscript immediately following its symbol. If there is no subscript, that element has 1 atom in the formula.
- If part of the formula is in parentheses with a subscript after the parentheses, multiply each element count inside the parentheses by that subscript.
- If there is a coefficient in front of the formula, multiply all element counts by that coefficient.
Examples:
- H3PO4 → P = 1, O = 4
- Ca3(PO4)2 → P = 2 (one P per PO4 times 2), O = 8 (four O per PO4 times 2)
- P4O10 → P = 4, O = 10
Send the formula and I’ll count the P and O atoms for you.
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