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AMMONIUM [1 record]

Record 1 2004-12-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
DEF

An ion NH4+ or radical NH4 derived from ammonia by combination with a hydrogen ion or atom and known in compounds (as salts formed by reaction of dry or aqueous ammonia with acids) that resemble in properties the compounds of the alkali metals and known also in organic compounds (as quaternary ammonium compounds) in which one or more of the hydrogen atoms attached to the nitrogen are substituted by organic radicals.

OBS

ammonium: term adopted by Environment Canada; used in the list of pollutants measured in the National Air Pollution Surveillance Network (NAPS).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
DEF

[En chimie minérale :] Groupement monovalent NH4, qui fait fonction de métal alcalin dans les sels ammoniacaux.

DEF

[En chimie organique :] Nom générique des cations organiques de formule générale+NH4-nRn, résultant du remplacement d'un ou de plusieurs atomes d'hydrogène dans le cation ammonium NH4 exposant + par des radicaux carbonés monovalents.

OBS

ammonium : terme retenu par Environnement Canada; utilisé dans la liste des polluants mesurés par le Réseau national de surveillance de la pollution atmosphérique (RNSPA).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
DEF

Catión resultante de la adición de un protón a una molécula de amoníaco.

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