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Help I don’t get why you multiply the moles of fertiliser z by 5 to get moles of caco3IMG_2284.jpeg
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Help I don’t get why you multiply the moles of fertiliser z by 5 to get moles of caco3IMG_2284.jpeg


CaCO3 contains one Ca^2+ per unit. Z is Ca5NH4(NO3)11.10H2O, so it has five Ca^2+ ions per unit.

Therefore, when making one unit of Z from CaCO3, you need 5 units of CaCO3

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