Ammonium bicarbonate
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Chemical formula | NH4HCO3 |
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OTP appearance | white powder |
Molar Mass(g/mol) | 79.056 |
Density(g/cc) | 1.586 |
Melting Point(°C) | 41.9 (decomp) |
Solubility in water(g/L) | 21.6 |
NFPA 704 |
Uses
Justification Questioned
Other
- Pharm: Smelling salts
- Precursor to important ammonium compounds e.g. ammonium carbonate for the solvay process.
Natural occurrence
Hazards
Character
Production
Extraction
- Extracted from Spirit of hartshorn, which also contains ammonium carbonate and ammonium carbamate
Synthesis
- Normal decomposition of ammonium carbonate
- (NH4)2CO3 → NH4HCO3 + NH3
Testing
Purification
Storage
- Decomposes at OTP
- NH4HCO3 → NH3 + CO2 + H2O