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Nitric acid · HNO3

Nitric acid: formula HNO3, atom count, element breakdown and calculated molar mass.

CompoundHNO3
HNO3
Molar mass63.012 g/mol
Atoms5
Elements3
H
Hydrogen
1 × 1.008 · 1.60%
1.0080
N
Nitrogen
1 × 14.007 · 22.23%
14.0070
O
Oxygen
3 × 15.999 · 76.17%
47.9970

The formula HNO3 contains 5 atoms in total. Numbers after element symbols show how many atoms of each element are present.

Molar mass is the sum of the contributions shown above. The percentages show how much each element contributes to the total mass.