ammonium salt
Americannoun
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The laboratory preparation of ammonia is by the reaction of an ammonium salt with a strong base such as sodium hydroxide.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
They can react with H3O+ in a dilute acid to form an ammonium salt, and this property is used to extract them from the plant:
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
This is exactly what takes place when the base lime comes in contact with an ammonium salt, such as sulphate of ammonia.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Aikman, Charles Morton
It is now known that the action takes place in two stages; the ammonium salt is first oxidized to the nitrite stage and subsequently to the nitrate.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various
Vogel speaks highly of it as an addition to the positive toning bath, although he prefers the analogous ammonium salt in the following formula: Chloride of gold solution....
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885 by Various
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