ammonium ion
Britishnoun
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A coordinate covalent bond also results when an ammonia molecule combines with a hydrogen ion to form an ammonium ion.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
The ammonia acts as a base in accepting this proton, becoming an ammonium ion, the conjugate acid of ammonia.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
Hot ammonia and the ammonium ion are active reducing agents.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
The ammonium ion is similar in size to the potassium ion; compounds of the two ions exhibit many similarities in their structures and solubilities.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
In these reactions, an amine group, or ammonium ion, from the amino acid is exchanged with a keto group on another molecule.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
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