Phosphoric acid (H 3 PO 4 ) is important in the production of both fertilizers and detergents.
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Phosphoric acid (H3PO4) is important in the production of both fertilizers and detergents. It is distributed commercially as a solution with a concentration of about 14.8 M. Approximately 2.1 × 109 gallons of this concentrated phosphoric acid solution is produced annually in the United States. Assuming that all of this H3PO4 is produced by the reaction below, what mass of the mineral fluoroapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F) would be required each year?
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Chemistry For Engineering Students
ISBN: 9780357026991
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Authors: Lawrence S. Brown, Tom Holme
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