| Term Name: |
ammonium sulfate |
|
Search Ontology:
|
| Synonyms: |
- (NH4)2SO4
- ammonium sulfate (2:1)
- ammonium sulphate
- diammonium sulfate
- diazanium sulfate
- mascagnite
- sulfuric acid ammonium salt (1:2)
- sulfuric acid, diammonium salt
- sulphate of ammonia
|
| Definition: |
An inorganic sulfate salt obtained by reaction of sulfuric acid with two equivalents of ammonia. A high-melting (decomposes above 280degreeC) white solid which is very soluble in water (70.6 g/100 g water at 0degreeC; 103.8 g/100 g water at 100degreeC), it is widely used as a fertilizer for alkaline soils.
|
| References: |
|
| Ontology: |
ChEBI
(
EBI
)
|
Show first 5 Terms
