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Molar Mass, Molecular Weight and Elemental Composition Calculator

Molar mass of KNO3 (Potassium nitrate) is 101.1032 g/mol

Convert between KNO3 weight and moles
CompoundMolesWeight, g
KNO3

Elemental composition of KNO3
ElementSymbolAtomic weightAtomsMass percent
PotassiumK39.0983138.6717
NitrogenN14.0067113.8539
OxygenO15.9994347.4745

Computing molar mass step by step

First, compute the number of each atom in KNO3:
K: 1, N: 1, O: 3

Then, lookup atomic weights for each element in periodic table:
K: 39.0983, N: 14.0067, O: 15.9994

Now, compute the sum of products of number of atoms to the atomic weight:
Molar mass (KNO3) = ∑ Counti * Weighti =
Count(K) * Weight(K) + Count(N) * Weight(N) + Count(O) * Weight(O) =
1 * 39.0983 + 1 * 14.0067 + 3 * 15.9994 =
101.1032 g/mol


Mass percent compositionAtomic percent composition

Appearance
Potassium nitrate appears as a white crystalline solid.

Sample reactions for KNO3
EquationReaction type
KNO3 = KNO2 + O2decomposition
KNO3 + H2CO3 = K2CO3 + HNO3double replacement
KNO3 + K = K2O + N2single replacement
NaCl + KNO3 = NaNO3 + KCldouble replacement
KNO3 = KNO2 + Odecomposition

Formula in Hill system is KNO3

Computing molar mass (molar weight)

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Computing molecular weight (molecular mass)

To calculate molecular weight of a chemical compound enter it's formula, specify its isotope mass number after each element in square brackets.
Examples of molecular weight computations: C[14]O[16]2, S[34]O[16]2.

Definitions of molecular mass, molecular weight, molar mass and molar weight

  • Molecular mass (molecular weight) is the mass of one molecule of a substance and is expressed in the unified atomic mass units (u). (1 u is equal to 1/12 the mass of one atom of carbon-12)
  • Molar mass (molar weight) is the mass of one mole of a substance and is expressed in g/mol.
Weights of atoms and isotopes are from NIST article.

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