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Converting ammonia to bicarbonate ion seems like something an alchemist would do.

Kidneys (ours, at least) convert nitrogenous wastes (things like ammonia or compounds with an amine group attached - R-NH2) to urea, which is far less toxic than ammonia.

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What is ammonia bicarbonate?

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What is the name of the HCO3- ion?

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What is the correct formula for the bicarbonate ion?

The bicarbonate ion has the chemical formula HCO3-.


What is the symbol for bicarbonate ion?

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What is the name for HCO3?

this is the emperical formula for the Bicarbonate ion


Are sodium bicarbonate and sodium metabisulfite the same?

No. Sodium bicarbonate is NaHCO3, a compound of sodium, hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen. It contains the monatomic sodium ion (Na+) and the polyatomic bicarbonate ion (HCO3-) Ammonium bicarbonate is NH4HCO3, a compound of nitrogen, hydrogen, carbon, and oxygen. It contains the polyatomic ammonium ion (NH4+) and the bicarbonate ion. Due to the acidity of the ammonium ion, ammonium bicarbonate is a less basic than sodium bicarbonate.


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