ammonium ion

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noun

the ion NH 4 ⁺ , formed from ammonia and present in aqueous solutions of ammonia and in many salts

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The acid-base reaction with the weakly acidic ammonium ion gives ammonia, illustrated in Figure 18.29.

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Hot ammonia and the ammonium ion are active reducing agents.

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A coordinate covalent bond also results when an ammonia molecule combines with a hydrogen ion to form an ammonium ion.

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In these reactions, an amine group, or ammonium ion, from the amino acid is exchanged with a keto group on another molecule.

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This transamination event creates a molecule that is necessary for the Krebs cycle and an ammonium ion that enters into the urea cycle to be eliminated.

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