I've been trying to do the calculation but keep getting it wrong.
Once again, I have ferrous ammonium sulfate and need to get a 100 ppm Iron from it, how much will I have to weigh out and how do you do the calculation?
Once again, I have ferrous ammonium sulfate and need to get a 100 ppm Iron from it, how much will I have to weigh out and how do you do the calculation?
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I will assume that you are using the anhydrous form. A similar calculation follows for the hydrate.
(NH4)2Fe(SO4)2 molar mass = 284.05 g/mol
1 mole of (NH4)2Fe(SO4)2 contains 1 mole of Fe
Atomic mass of Fe = 55.845 g/mol
Equivalent mass ratio of (NH4)2Fe(SO4)2 to Fe = (284.05 g/mol)/(55.845 g/mol) = 5.0864 g (NH4)2Fe(SO4)2/g Fe
Wanted: 100 ppm Fe
1 ppm = 1 mg/L
Therefore, 100 ppm Fe = 100 mg Fe/L
(100 mg Fe/L)*(5.0864 g (NH4)2Fe(SO4)2/g Fe) = 508.64 mg (NH4)2Fe(SO4)2/L
(NH4)2Fe(SO4)2 molar mass = 284.05 g/mol
1 mole of (NH4)2Fe(SO4)2 contains 1 mole of Fe
Atomic mass of Fe = 55.845 g/mol
Equivalent mass ratio of (NH4)2Fe(SO4)2 to Fe = (284.05 g/mol)/(55.845 g/mol) = 5.0864 g (NH4)2Fe(SO4)2/g Fe
Wanted: 100 ppm Fe
1 ppm = 1 mg/L
Therefore, 100 ppm Fe = 100 mg Fe/L
(100 mg Fe/L)*(5.0864 g (NH4)2Fe(SO4)2/g Fe) = 508.64 mg (NH4)2Fe(SO4)2/L