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Ammonium bicarbonate is an inorganic compound with formula (NH4)HCO3, simplified to NH5CO3. The compound has many names, reflecting its long history. Chemically speaking, it is the bicarbonate salt of the ammoniumion. It is a colourless solid that degrades readily to carbon dioxide, water and ammonia.

Decomposition take place above about 36 °C into ammonia, carbon dioxide, and water in an endothermic process and so causes a drop in the temperature of the water:

NH4HCO3 → NH3 + H2O + CO2.

When treated with acids, carbon dioxide is also produced:

NH4HCO3 + Hcl → NH4Cl + CO2 + H2O.

Reaction with base produces ammonia.

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