Difference between revisions of "Sodium ammonium phosphate"

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microcosmic salt; sodium ammonium hydrogen phosphate; salt of phosphorus; fusible urine salt
 
microcosmic salt; sodium ammonium hydrogen phosphate; salt of phosphorus; fusible urine salt
  
== Other Properties ==
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==Physical and Chemical Properties==
  
Soluble in water.
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* Soluble in water.
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* Composition = NaNH4HPO4 - 4H2O
  
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Revision as of 15:30, 31 May 2022

Description

A colorless crystalline compound. Sodium ammonium phosphate was originally obtained from human urine. It was used as a blowpipe flux in the analysis of minerals.

Synonyms and Related Terms

microcosmic salt; sodium ammonium hydrogen phosphate; salt of phosphorus; fusible urine salt

Physical and Chemical Properties

  • Soluble in water.
  • Composition = NaNH4HPO4 - 4H2O

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