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4.79 Phosphoric add (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 X l09 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 fluoruapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F) would be required each year?
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