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Empirical formula: NH4+
a: 10.532 Å
b: 8.293 Å
c: 7.177 Å
α (alpha): 102.10 °
β (beta): 113.00 °
γ (gamma): 99.30 °
Volume: 543.16 Å3
Space group: P-1
Z: 2
R(F): 0.0850
Common name: Ammonium ion
Short description: Ammonium is an important ion in the fertilizer industry.
Keyword: fertilizer
Keyword: isomorphous
CSD refcode: ACAMAC
Structural formula: H4N+, C4H7O4-
Miscellaneous comments: ion: (NH4)+1
Citation of a publication: I. Nahringbauer; Acta Chem.Scand., 23,(1969),1653.
Miscellaneous comments: Structure obtained courtesy of the Cambridge Structural Database
Layman's explanation: The first widespread production of ammonium compounds occurred during the 1890s when ammonium sulfate was produced as a by-product from coke oven gas. Ammonium ion is produced as a product of the reaction of water and ammonia. Often, ammonium salts are isomorphous. They have a similar solubility to potassium and rubidium salts, whose ions are similar in size to ammonium. The ion is most stable in the presence of a large compound with a single negative charge.
Lab name: Common molecules
Sample provider: Contributed by Indiana University
Status: Complete, visible to public
Repository Files:
50707.cif 50707.crt 50707.GIF 50707.ort 50707.pdb
50707.sdt 50707_b.crt

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