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ammonium phosphate

 
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n.

A phosphate of ammonium, especially (NH4)2HPO4, used as a fire retardant and in fertilizers.


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Ammonium phosphate[1]
IUPAC name
Other names triammonium phosphate
Identifiers
CAS number [10361-65-6]
Properties
Molecular formula (NH4)3PO4
Molar mass 149.086 g/mol
Solubility in water 25.0 g/100 g
Thermochemistry
Std enthalpy of
formation
ΔfHo298
-1671.9 kJ/mol
Related compounds
Other anions Diammonium hydrogen phosphate
Ammonium dihydrogen phosphate
Other cations Sodium phosphate
Potassium phosphate
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

Infobox references

Ammonium phosphate is used as an ingredient in some fertilizers as a high source of elemental nitrogen. It is also used as a flame retardant in thermoplastic compositions.[2] It is obtained when concentrated ammonia is combined with concentrated phosphoric acid.

References

  1. ^ Lide, David R. (1998). Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. pp. 4-42, 5-19. ISBN 0849305942. 
  2. ^ http://www.freshpatents.com/Flame-retardant-composition-dt20051229ptan20050288402.php

 
 

 

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