The (15-15-15) number on a bag of fertilizer is calculated by an outdated method.  All modern fertilizers use PO43- as a source of phosphorus.  Use your knowledge of the old methods to determine the moles of phosphorus found in 10.0 grams of (15-15-15)?

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The (15-15-15) number on a bag of fertilizer is calculated by an outdated method.  All modern fertilizers use PO43- as a source of phosphorus.  Use your knowledge of the old methods to determine the moles of phosphorus found in 10.0 grams of (15-15-15)?  

 

Report your answer as a decimal with 3 significant figures.  No Scientific Notation.

 

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