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Molar mass and mass percent of common aquarium substances

A brief list of the substances we often use in aquarium keeping
Molar mass and mass percent of common aquarium substances

Table 1: Molar mass and mass percent of elements
Substance Molar mass (g/mol) Element Mass percent Element / Compound Mass percent Element / Compound Mass percent
Ca(NO3)2*4H2O 236.2 Ca 16.97 N 11.86 NO3 52.51
CaCl2 111.0 Ca 35.11 Cl 63.89 - -
CaCl2*2H2O 147.0 Ca 27.26 Cl 48.23 - -
CaCl2*6H2O 219.1 Ca 18.29 Cl 32.37 - -
CaCO3 100.1 Ca 40.04 CO3 59.96 - -
CaSO4*2H2O 172.2 Ca 23.28 S 18.62 SO4 55.78
CuSO4*5H2O 249.7 Cu 25.45 S 12.84 SO4 38.47
Fe-EDTA 344.1 Fe 13.00 - - - -
FeSO4*7H2O 278.0 Fe 20.09 S 11.53 SO4 34.55
H3BO3 61.8 B 17.48 - - - -
KCl 74.55 K 52.44 Cl 47.56 - -
KH2PO4 136.1 K 28.73 P 22.76 PO4 69.79
KHCO3 100.1 K 39.05 HCO3 60.95 - -
KI 166.0 K 23.55 I 76.45 - -
KNO3 101.1 K 38.67 N 13.85 NO3 61.32
Mg(NO3)2*6H2O 256.4 Mg 9.48 N 10.93 NO3 48.36
MgCl2*6H2O 203.3 Mg 11.96 Cl 34.88 - -
MgSO4*7H2O 246.5 Mg 9.86 S 13.01 SO4 38.97
MnSO4*H2O 169.0 Mn 32.50 S 18.97 SO4 56.84
Na2MoO4*2H2O 242.0 Mo 39.66 Na 19.00 - -
NaHCO3 84 Na 27.37 HCO3 72.63 - -
NH4Cl 53.5 N 26.18 Cl 66.28 - -
NH4(H2PO4) 115 N 12.17 P 26.93 PO4 82.57
ZnSO4*7H2O 287.6 Zn 22.74 S 11.15 SO4 33.4

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