Chemistry:Ammonium hypochlorite
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| IUPAC name
azanium;hypochlorite
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| ClH4NO | |
| Molar mass | 69.49 g·mol−1 |
| Density | g/cm3 |
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Ammonium hypochlorite is a chemical compound with the chemical formula NH
4ClO.[1][2]
Physical properties
The compound is known in aqueous form only. It quickly decomposes.[3]
Chemical properties
The compound decomposes on boiling with ammonia, forming ammonium chloride:[4]
- 3 NH
4ClO + 2 NH
3 → 3 NH
4Cl + N
2 + 3 H
2O
Uses
Ammonium hypochlorite solutions, diluted to 0.5–1.0%, are used as bactericides and disinfectants for doing the laundry or for cleaning domestic and agricultural premises.[5][6]
References
- ↑ Schweitzer, George K.; Pesterfield, Lester L. (14 January 2010) (in en). The Aqueous Chemistry of the Elements. Oxford University Press. p. 3-79. ISBN 978-0-19-045306-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=YYF2CAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Ammonium+periodate+NH4IO4%22&pg=SA3-PA78. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ↑ "Ammonium hypochlorite". NIST. https://webbook.nist.gov/cgi/formula?ID=B8002182.
- ↑ Comey, Arthur Messenger (1896) (in en). A Dictionary of Chemical Solubilities Inorganic: xx, 515 p. Macmillan & Company. p. 180. https://books.google.com/books?id=nZ8IAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22Ammonium+hypochlorite%22&pg=PA180. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ↑ Erdey, László (22 October 2013) (in en). Gravimetric Analysis: International Series of Monographs in Analytical Chemistry, Vol. 7. Elsevier. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-4832-2259-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=MxkSBQAAQBAJ&dq=%22Ammonium+hypochlorite%22&pg=PA3. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ↑ Vargel, Christian (16 December 2004) (in en). Corrosion of Aluminium. Elsevier. p. 426. ISBN 978-0-08-044495-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=X712ZMZhKvMC&dq=%22Ammonium+hypochlorite%22&pg=PA426. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
- ↑ Heising, Leonard F. (1954) (in en). Review of the Ammonia Industry and Its Application to North Dakota. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines. p. 57. https://books.google.com/books?id=MPB6UvWyvZYC&dq=%22Ammonium+hypochlorite%22&pg=PA57. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
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