ammonium sulfate
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.
Exact Synonyms
diazanium sulfate
Related Synonyms
(NH4)2SO4
ammonium sulfate (2:1)
ammonium sulphate
diammonium sulfate
mascagnite
sulfuric acid ammonium salt (1:2)
sulfuric acid, diammonium salt
sulphate of ammonia
class Information
charge
0
formula
H8N2O4S
has_dbxref
- CAS:7783-20-2
- KEGG:D08853
- MetaCyc:NH42SO4
- PMID:20556652
- PPDB:36
- Reaxys:11343144
- Wikipedia:Ammonium_sulfate
has_obo_namespace
chebi_ontology
inchi
InChI=1S/2H3N.H2O4S/c;;1-5(2,3)4/h2*1H3;(H2,1,2,3,4)
inchikey
BFNBIHQBYMNNAN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
in_subset
mass
132.14000
monoisotopicmass
132.02048
smiles
[NH4+].[NH4+].[O-]S([O-])(=O)=O
class Relations
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