ammonium hydroxide

noun

, Chemistry.

a basic compound, NH 4 OH, existing only in solution, formed by dissolving ammonia gas in water.

ammonium hydroxide

a compound existing only in aqueous solution, formed when ammonia dissolves in water to form ammonium ions and hydroxide ions. Formula: NH 4 OH Also calledaqueous ammonia

ammonium hydroxide

A colorless, basic, aqueous solution of ammonia used as a household cleanser and in the manufacture of a wide variety of products, including textiles, rayon, rubber, fertilizer, and plastic. Chemical formula: NH 4 OH.

First recorded in 1900–05

It should, therefore, show the chemical characteristics of a base much more decidedly than the ammonium hydroxide solution.

It is clear then, that ammonium hydroxide is very much less ionized than are the two other bases.

The so-called "salt-effect" on the ionization of ammonium hydroxide may be illustrated in a similar way.

The instability of ammonium hydroxide is used as a means for detecting ammonium-ion in its salts.

Obviously, a specific interference of ammonium salts with the precipitating power of ammonium hydroxide is involved.

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