Ammonium chloride - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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IUPAC name Ammonium chloride | ||
Other names Sal ammoniac, Salmiac, Nushadir salt, Sal armagnac, Salt armoniack, Salmiak | ||
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ECHA InfoCard | 100.031.976 | |
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UN number | 3077 | |
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Properties | ||
ClH4N | ||
Molar mass | 53.49 g·mol−1 | |
Appearance | White solid, hygroscopic | |
Odor | Odorless | |
Density | 1.519 g/cm3[1] | |
Melting point | 338 °C (640 °F; 611 K) decomposes, sublimes[1] | |
Boiling point | 520 °C (968 °F; 793 K) | |
Sublimes at 337.6 °C[2] ΔsublH | ||
244 g/L (−15 °C) 294 g/L (0 °C) 383.0 g/L (25 °C) 454.4 g/L (40 °C) 740.8 g/L (100 °C)[3] | ||
Solubility product (Ksp) | 30.9 (395 g/L)[4] | |
Solubility | Soluble in liquid ammonia, hydrazine, Slightly soluble in acetone Insoluble in diethyl ether, ethyl acetate[2] | |
Solubility in methanol | 32 g/kg (17 °C) 33.5 g/kg (19 °C) 35.4 g/kg (25 °C)[2] | |
Solubility in ethanol | 6 g/L (19 °C)[5] | |
Solubility in glycerol | 97 g/kg[2] | |
Solubility in sulfur dioxide | 0.09 g/kg (0 °C) 0.031 g/kg (25 °C)[2] | |
Solubility in acetic acid | 0.67 g/kg (16.6 °C)[2] | |
Vapor pressure | 133.3 Pa (160.4 °C) 6.5 kPa (250 °C) 33.5 kPa (300 °C)[5] | |
Acidity (pKa) | 9.24 | |
-36.7·10−6 cm3/mol[6] | ||
Refractive index (nD) | 1.642 (20 °C)[2] | |
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CsCl, cP2[7] | ||
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a = 0.3876 nm
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Formula units (Z) | 1 | |
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Std enthalpy of formation ΔfH | −314.43 kJ/mol[5] | |
Standard molar entropy S | 94.56 J/mol·K[5] | |
Specific heat capacity, C | 84.1 J/mol·K[5] | |
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Flash point | Non-flammable | |
U.S. Permissible exposure limit (PEL) | none[8] | |
Related compounds | ||
Other anions | Ammonium fluoride Ammonium bromide Ammonium iodide | |
Other cations | Sodium chloride Potassium chloride Hydroxylammonium chloride | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | ||
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Ammonium chloride is a chemical compound composed of ammonium and chloride ions. It is a colorless crystalline compound. It is used in soldering. It is also used as an electrolyte in the Leclanche cell, a type of primary cell. Ammonium chloride can be deprotonated by strong bases such as sodium hydroxide to produce ammonia gas.It is sublime compound.
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[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Haynes, William M., ed. (2011). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (92nd ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. 4.46. ISBN 1439855110.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 ammonium chloride Archived 2015-07-23 at the Wayback Machine. Chemister.ru (2007-03-19). Retrieved on 2018-01-23.
- ↑ Seidell, Atherton; Linke, William F. (1919). Solubilities of Inorganic and Organic Compounds (2nd ed.). D. Van Nostrand Company.
Results here are multiplied by water's density at temperature of solution for unit conversion. - ↑ "Solubility Products of Selected Compounds". Salt Lake Metals. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Pradyot, Patnaik (2003). Handbook of Inorganic Chemicals. The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ISBN 978-0-07-049439-8.
- ↑ Haynes, William M., ed. (2011). CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (92nd ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. p. 4.131. ISBN 1439855110.
- ↑ Breñosa, A.G; Rodríguez, F; Moreno, M (1993). "Phase transition temperatures and thermal hysteresis in NH4Cl1−xBrx (x≤0.05) crystals determined through charge transfer spectra of Cu2+(II) centres". Solid State Communications. 85 (2): 135. Bibcode:1993SSCom..85..135B. doi:10.1016/0038-1098(93)90362-Q.
- ↑ NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards. "#0029". National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH).