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NH3
Present very little in nature
- 33.34 °C
- 77.73 °C
The gas is colorless, has a characteristic pungent odor, and is lighter than air
Chemical reaction
A stable binary hydride and the simplest pnictogen hydride, ammonia is a colorless gas with a characteristic pungent odor (agary). It is a common nitrogen waste, especially among aquatic organisms, and it contributes significantly to the nutritional needs of terrestrial organisms by serving as a precursor to food and feces fertilizer. Bars, directly or indirectly, are also a building block for the synthesis of many pharmaceutical products and are used in many commercial cleaning products. It is mainly collected by low-level synthesis of air and water.
Although fairly common in nature – both on land and on planets outside the Solar System – and widely used, ammonia is both corrosive and dangerous in concentrated form. It is classified as an extremely hazardous substance in the United States and is subject to strict reporting requirements by facilities that manufacture, store, or use it in significant volumes.
Ammonia is widely used in several industries. It is used as a stabilizer, neutralizer or as a nitrogen source to perform several functions. Ammonia is used in the wastewater treatment, leather, rubber, paper, food and beverage industries. It is also used in cold storage, refrigeration systems and pharmaceutical manufacturing. Ammonia is used in the printing industry as well as cosmetics. It is also used in fermentation.
Ammonia is used mainly in the agricultural industry. About 90% of all ammonia produced is used in this sector. Since ammonia acts as a rich source of nitrogen and other elements, it is used as a fertilizer to essentially sustain food production. It is also used in the production of liquid fertilizer solutions that include compounds such as ammonium nitrate, salts, urea and other compounds. And there's more. Ammonia is commonly used as an antifungal agent on certain fruits and as a preservative.
Here dissociated ammonia is used in operations like carbo nitriding, nitriding, furnace brazing, bright annealing, sintering, atomic hydrogen welding and other operations.
In the petroleum industry ammonia is utilized in counterbalancing the acid constituents of oil which is in crude form. It also helps to keep equipment free from corrosion. Additionally, Ammonia is used in the mining industry for extraction of several metals.
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