How many protons does ammonium chlorate have?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-26T08:25:37

#52# protons.

Ammonium chlorate is an ionic compound with the chemical formula #NH_4ClO_3#.

So, the total number of protons will be the number of protons in one #N# atom, four #H# atoms, one #Cl# atom, and three #O# atoms.

On the periodic table, nitrogen has an atomic number of #7#, hydrogen has #1#, chlorine has #17#, and oxygen has #8#.

And so,

#"total number of protons"=7+4*1+17+3*8#

#=7+4+17+24#

#=52#