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NH4 [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-02-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ammonium ion
1, record 1, English, ammonium%20ion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- NH4+ ion 2, record 1, English, NH4%2B%20ion
correct, see observation
- ammonium cation 3, record 1, English, ammonium%20cation
proposal
- NH4+ cation 3, record 1, English, NH4%2B%20cation
proposal, see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Except for several complex species such as ammonium chloroplatinate, (NH4)2PtCl6, ammonium salts are very soluble in water. In aqueous solutions, they ionize to produce the ammonium ion, NH4+, and an acid anion. Solutions of ammonium salts of strong or moderately strong acids are acidic as a result of hydrolysis of the ammonium ion. 2, record 1, English, - ammonium%20ion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In addition to the familiar molecular acids, two classes of ionic acids emerge from the new definition [Bronsted-Lowry]. The second and more interesting class consists of positively charged ions (cations), such as ammonium ion ... which can be derived by the addition of a proton to a molecular base, in this case ammonia (NH3). 4, record 1, English, - ammonium%20ion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Every cation is necessarily an ion; anion must be either a cation or an anion. 2, record 1, English, - ammonium%20ion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Chemical formula: NH4+ 3, record 1, English, - ammonium%20ion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ion ammonium NH4
1, record 1, French, ion%20ammonium%20NH4
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ion ammonium 1, record 1, French, ion%20ammonium
correct, masculine noun
- ion NH4+ 2, record 1, French, ion%20NH4%2B
proposal, see observation, masculine noun
- cation ammonium NH4+ 3, record 1, French, cation%20ammonium%20NH4%2B
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- cation ammonium 3, record 1, French, cation%20ammonium
correct, masculine noun
- cation NH4 4, record 1, French, cation%20NH4
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
ammonium [...] : Chimie organique. Nom générique des cations organiques [...] résultant du remplacement d'un ou de plusieurs atomes d'hydrogène dans le cation ammonium NH4+ par des radicaux carbonés monovalents. 3, record 1, French, - ion%20ammonium%20NH4
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Formule chimique : NH4+ 2, record 1, French, - ion%20ammonium%20NH4
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pluriel : des ions ammonium et des cations ammonium. 2, record 1, French, - ion%20ammonium%20NH4
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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