ammonium carbonate

Also known as baker's ammonia, sal volatile, salt of hartshorn, diammonium carbonate, bakers' salt, baker's salt

chemical used as leavening agent and smelling salt

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Within Vinony's link graph, ammonium carbonate is referenced by 277 other articles, and connects out to ion, carbon dioxide and sodium bicarbonate.

Vinony files it under Ammonium compounds, Carbonates and Chembox having GHS data.

Its subject is documented across 41 Wikipedia language editions.

Chemical data

Formula: CH8N2O3
Molecular weight: 96.09 g/mol
IUPAC name: diazanium;carbonate
SMILES: C(=O)([O-])[O-].[NH4+].[NH4+]
InChIKey: PRKQVKDSMLBJBJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Polar surface area: 65.2 Å²
H-bond donors: 2
H-bond acceptors: 3
Formal charge: 0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Molecule type: Small molecule

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of: carboxylic acid
Has part: carbon
Mass: 96.053492
Image: Ammonium Carbonate.jpg
Has use: food additive

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described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
canonical SMILES: C(=O)(O)O.N.N
Commons category: Ammonium carbonate
chemical formula: CH₈N₂O₃
decomposition point: 58
density: 1.6
active ingredient in: smelling salts
color: white
solubility: 100
smells of: ammonia

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Encyclopedic overview

Ammonium carbonate is a chemical compound with the chemical formula [NH4]2CO3. It is an ammonium salt of carbonic acid. It is composed of ammonium cations [NH4] and carbonate anions CO2−3. Since ammonium carbonate readily degrades to gaseous ammonia and carbon dioxide upon heating, it is used as a leavening agent and also as smelling salt. It is also known as baker's ammonia and is a predecessor to the more modern leavening agents baking soda and baking powder. It is a component of what was formerly known as sal volatile and salt of hartshorn, and produces a pungent smell when baked. It comes in the form of a white powder or block, with a molar mass of 96.09 g/mol and a density of 1.50 g/cm. It is a strong electrolyte.

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