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Ammonium chloride, 98+%, Thermo Scientific Chemicals
Ammonium Chloride is commonly used as a buffer solution. It is used in the manufacture of fireworks, safety explosives and smokes. It is used to control pH levels in chemicals, to produce sodium carbonate, as a fertilizer, in electronics and in metallurgy. Also used as a flux for cleaning, as a flavoring agent, as an expectorant in cough medicine and as a systemic acidifying agent. It is widely used as an electrolyte in zinc-carbon batteries. It has application in leather industries for dyeing, tanning, textile printing and to luster cotton.
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Ammonium Chloride is commonly used as a buffer solution. It is used in the manufacture of fireworks, safety explosives and smokes. It is used to control pH levels in chemicals, to produce sodium carbonate, as a fertilizer, in electronics and in metallurgy. Also used as a flux for cleaning, as a flavoring agent, as an expectorant in cough medicine and as a systemic acidifying agent. It is widely used as an electrolyte in zinc-carbon batteries. It has application in leather industries for dyeing, tanning, textile printing and to luster cotton.
Solubility
Soluble in water, methanol, liquid ammonia and acetone. Insoluble in diethyl ether and ethyl acetate.
Notes
Hygroscopic. Incompatible with silver nitrate and strong oxidizers.
Specifications
Melting Point
340°C (sublimation)
Quantity
250 g
Linear Formula
NH4Cl
Beilstein
4371014
Merck Index
14,509
Solubility Information
Soluble in water,methanol,liquid ammonia and acetone. Insoluble in diethyl ether and ethyl acetate.
IUPAC Name
azanium;chloride
Formula Weight
53.49
Percent Purity
≥98%
Odor
Odorless
Hazard Category
H302-H319-H335-H373
Hazard Statement
GHS H Statement
H302-H319
Harmful if swallowed.
Causes serious eye irritation.
Precautionary Statement
P260-P264b-P270-P271-P280i-P301+P312-P304+P340-P305+P351+P338-P312-P314-P330-P501c
EINECSNumber
235-186-4
RTECSNumber
BP4550000
TSCA
Yes
Recommended Storage
Ambient temperatures
RUO – Research Use Only
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