Ammonium bicarbonate
| Chemical formula | {{#Chem: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 |  0
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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
- {{#Chem: (NH4)2CO3 = NH4HCO3 + NH3}}
Testing
Purification
Storage
- Decomposes at OTP
- {{#Chem: NH4HCO3 = NH3 + CO2 + H2O}}