Posted by Mary on Saturday, December 27, 2008 at 7:06pm.
a) Look up the atomic mass of P.
b) Calculate the formula mass of the phosphate ion, PO4^2-.
Multiply 0.50 mg/L by the fraction of (a)/(b).
[The above fraction is roughly 31/95, not 30/64]
So, Total Phosphorous is 0.16 mg/l?
That's correct.
I might point out here that 0.16 mg/L is the P in the phosphate which may or may not be the total P in the sample. IF all of the P in the sample was converted to phosphate, then phosphate determined, that represents the total P in the sample. However, if phosphate was determined without first making sure that ALL of the P was in the form of phosphate, then 0.16 may not represent total P. It's a picky point but worth pointing out, I think.
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