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Ammonium chloride, Pharmpur®, Ph Eur, BP, USP

- Synonyms: Salt ammoniac
- NH4Cl
- M = 53,49 g/mol
- CAS [12125-02-9]
- EINECS-No.: 235-186-4
- Solub. in water: (20 ºC): 372 g/l
- Melting point: 335 ºC (decomposes)
- Ignition temp.: > 400 ºC
- Vapour pressure: (30 ºC) 1,3 hPa
- LD 50 (oral, rat): 1440 mg/kg
- EC-Index-No.: 017-014-00-8
- GHS-signal word: Warning
- GHS-H sentences: H302 - H319
- GHS-P sentences: P280 - P264 - P305+P351+P338 - P301+P312 - P337+P313 - P501a
- Tariff number: 2827 10 00 00
- Applications: manufacture of dyes, in explosive compositions, analytical chemistry.

SPECIFICATIONS
assay (acidimetric, on dried sample): 99,5 - 100,5 %
assay (argentometric, referred to dried sample): 99,0 - 100,5 %
Identification ammonium: passes test
Identification chloride: passes test
acidity or alkalinity: passes test
appearance of solution: clear and colourless
pH (5 %, H2O): 4,6 - 6,0
bromides and iodides : passes test
sulfates (SO4): max. 150 ppm
limit of thiocyanate: passes test
calcium (Ca): max. 200 ppm
iron (Fe): max. 20 ppm
residue on ignition (as SO4): max. 0,1 %
loss on drying (over silica gel): max. 0,5 %
loss on drying (105 °C, 2h): max. 1,0 %