Difference between revisions of "Ammonia"

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Ammonia (NH3) is a colorless acrid gas. It melts at -78 degrees Celsius and boils at -33 degress Celsius. It is a basic organic solvent which is used as a household cleaning fluid, fertilizer, refrigerant, and in industrial processes.

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The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989

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-'''Ammonia''' (NH3) is a colorless acrid gas.  It melts at -78 degrees [[celsius]] and boils at -33 degress celsius.
+'''Ammonia''' (NH3) is a colorless acrid gas. It melts at -78 degrees [[Celsius]] and boils at -33 degress Celsius. It is a [[base|basic]] [[organic]] [[solvent]] which is used as a household cleaning fluid, fertilizer, refrigerant, and in industrial processes.
-* Liquid ammonia is a good solvent.
-* Ammonia is a base
-* Ammonia is used in household cleaning fluid
-* Ammonia is used as fertilizer
-* Ammonia is used as a refrigerant
-* Ammonia is used to make many drugs, dyes, and plastics.
-The pyramidal molecule turns inside out very rapidly, which is the basis of the ammonia clock.
 == Sources ==
+*The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989
-The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989
+[[Category: Chemical Compounds]]
-[[Category: Chemicals]]

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