Answer to Question #144728 in General Chemistry for Mikkos Joshua Garcia

Question

According to indexmundi.com China produces the largest amount of ammonia with 45,520 in thousand metric ton. The profitability of the ammonia production is around 90% of the total ammonia production cost which is about Php 10,000 per ton.
Refer to the balanced chemical equation: N2(g) + 3H2(g) ➡️ 2NH3(g)

How much is the production cost for this amount of ammonia?

Answer 1

Solution:

The production cost of one ton of ammonia = 10000/1.9 = 5263.2 php per ton.

The production cost of the largest amount of ammonia = 5263.2×45,520,000 = 239,580,864,000 php.

Answer: The production cost of the largest amount of ammonia is 239,580,864,000 php.