Formula: (NH4)2SO4
Formula weight:
132
Properties and applications:
chemical
compound,a colorless-to-gray, rhombohedral crystalline substance that
occurs in nature as the mineral mascagnite. It is soluble in
water and insoluble in alcohol or liquid ammonia. It is prepared
commercially by passing ammonia, obtained from destructive
distillation of coal, into sulfuric acid and is used as a
fertilizer, in preparing other ammonium compounds, and for
fireproofing.
