What is the atomic mass of calcium carbonate?

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anor277
Jul 4, 2017

The formula mass of #"calcium carbonate"# is the sum of the individual ATOMIC masses.......

Explanation:

And thus, for the formula mass of #"calcium carbonate"#, we take..

#underbrace(40.08)_"Ca"*g*mol^-1# #+# #underbrace(12.01)_"C"*g*mol^-1# #+# #underbrace(3xx16.00)_"O"*g*mol^-1#

#~=100*g*mol^-1#

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