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Ammonium phosphate^[1]
IUPAC name	ammonium phosphate
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 Δ_fH^o₂₉₈	-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.

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^ Lide, David R. (1998). Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.). Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. pp. 4-42, 5-19. ISBN 0849305942.
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