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ammonium sulfate

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Accession
CHEBI:62946
Name
ammonium sulfate
Ontology
Synonyms
diazanium sulfate, (NH4)2SO4, ammonium sulfate (2:1), ammonium sulphate, diammonium sulfate, mascagnite, sulfuric acid ammonium salt (1:2), sulfuric acid, diammonium salt, sulphate of ammonia
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Definition
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. [source: unknown]
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Parents of ammonium sulfate (CHEBI:62946)
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ammonium sulfate [RO:0000087 relation] RO:0000087  fertilizer (CHEBI:33287)
ammonium sulfate [is_a relation] is_a  ammonium salt (CHEBI:47704)
ammonium sulfate [is_a relation] is_a  inorganic sulfate salt (CHEBI:24840)

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