Ammonium chloride

Ammonium chloride, an inorganic compound with the formula (NH₄Cl), is a white crystalline salt, highly soluble in water. Solutions of ammonium chloride are mildly acidic. Sal ammoniac is a name of the natural, mineralogical form of ammonium chloride.

Formula NH4Cl

IUPAC ID Ammonium chloride

Melting point 338 °C

Molar mass 53.491 g/mol

Density1.53 g/cm³

Soluble in Water

Application

• Dyeing of textiles
• Tanning and dyeing of leather
• As a fertilizers and feed supplement for cattle
• Inorganic, Other Chemicals (Non-salts)
• As an Ingredient in pyrotechnics and fireworks
• As a flux in metalwork, by preparing metals to be coated in tin or galvanized
• Used in Pharmaceutical Company
• Used as a food additive
• To flavor liquor ice and to flavor vodka
• A solution of 5% Ammonium Chloride is used to work on oil wells
• It can also be used in hair shampoo and in cleaning products
• Used as an electrolyte in Zinc-carbon batteries

Specification