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### (a) The molecular formula of acetylsalicylic acid…

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University of New Mexico
Problem 89

# The effectiveness of nitrogen fertilizers depends on both their ability to deliver nitrogen to plants and the amount of nitrogen they can deliver. Four common nitrogen-containing fertilizers are ammonia, ammonium nitrate, ammonium sulfate, and urea $\left[\left(\mathrm{NH}_{2}\right)_{2} \mathrm{CO}\right]$ . Rank these fertilizers in terms of the mass percentage nitrogen they contain.

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