Ammonium chloride or Sal Ammoniac (chemically ammonium chloride (NH₄Cl); also nushadir salt, zalmiak, sal armagnac, sal armoniac, and salt armoniack) is, in its pure form, a clear white water-soluble crystalline salt with a biting taste. Fumes from hydrochloric acid and ammonia forming a white cloud of ammonium chloride The Ammonium cation is a positively charged polyatomic ion of the chemical formula NH4+ and a molecular mass of 18. ... The chloride ion is formed when the element chlorine picks up one electron to form the anion (negatively charged ion) Cl−. The salts of hydrochloric acid HCl contain chloride ions and are also called chlorides. ... In chemistry, salt is a term used for ionic compounds composed of positively charged cations and negatively charged anions, so that the product is neutral and without a net charge. ...

In nature, the substance occurs in volcanic regions, forming on volcanic rocks near fume-releasing vents. The crystals deposit directly from the gaseous state, and tend to be short-lived, as they dissolve easily in water. Eruption redirects here. ...

It is easy to produce artificially and is often created as a byproduct of other industries.

Uses

Historically it was considered one of the four alchemical "spirits". The way that it dissociates into two corrosive materials (ammonia and hydrochloric acid) which attack metals convinced some eager alchemists that it might hold the key to converting one metal to another, Arabs used it as a source of ammonia: Alchemy is an early protoscientific practice combining elements of chemistry, physics, astrology, art, semiotics, metallurgy, medicine, and mysticism. ... Corrosion is the destructive reaction of a metal with another material, e. ... Ammonia is a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula NH3. ... The chemical substance hydrochloric acid is the aqueous (water-based) solution of hydrogen chloride (HCl) gas. ... Hot metal work from a blacksmith In chemistry, a metal (Greek: Metallon) is an element that readily forms ions (cations) and has metallic bonds, and metals are sometimes described as a lattice of positive ions (cations) in a cloud of electrons. ... For other uses, see Arab (disambiguation). ... Ammonia is a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula NH3. ...

2NH₄Cl + 2CaO → CaCl₂ + Ca(OH)₂ + 2NH₃

It is used in manufacturing ammonium perchlorate (NH₄ClO₄): Ammonium perchlorate is a chemical compound with the formula NH4ClO4. ...

NaClO₄ + NH₄Cl → NH₄ClO₄ + NaCl

It is sold in blocks at hardware stores for use in cleaning the tip of a soldering iron and can also be included in solder as flux. Using a soldering iron. ... A solder is a fusible metal alloy (often of tin and lead, although lead-based solders were outlawed in many parts of the world in the 1980s), with a melting point or melting range below 450°C (840°F) and is melted to join metallic surfaces, especially in the... In metallurgy, flux is an aid to melting, a material which by its chemical action facilitates soldering or brazing of metals. ...

Other uses include a feed supplement for cattle, in hair shampoo, in textile printing, in the glue that bonds plywood, as an ingredient in nutritive media for yeast, in cleaning products, and as cough medicine. Its expectorant action is caused by irritative action on the bronchial mucosa. This causes the production of excess respiratory tract fluid which presumably is easier to cough up. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... It has been suggested that Textile manufacturing be merged into this article or section. ... Plywood was the first type of engineered wood to be invented. ... Yeasts constitute a group of single-celled (unicellular) fungi, a few species of which are commonly used to leaven bread , ferment alcoholic beverages, and even drive experimental fuel cells. ... A cough medicine is a drug used to treat coughing and related conditions. ... A cough medicine or antitussive is a medication given to people to help them stop coughing. ...

In several countries sal ammoniac is used to spice up liquorice-type dark candies (Finland's salmiakki is a popular example), and as a flavoring for vodkas. Species Glycyrrhiza acanthocarpa Glycyrrhiza aspera Glycyrrhiza astragalina Glycyrrhiza bucharica Glycyrrhiza echinata Glycyrrhiza eurycarpa Glycyrrhiza foetida Glycyrrhiza glabra Glycyrrhiza iconica Glycyrrhiza korshinskyi Glycyrrhiza lepidota Glycyrrhiza pallidiflora Glycyrrhiza triphylla Glycyrrhiza uralensis Glycyrrhiza yunnanensis Ref: ILDIS Version 6. ... A shelf filled with candies Candy is often used as a synonym for the more general term confectionery in North America, whereas the word has become archaic in most parts of the United Kingdom and survives today almost exclusively in the term candy floss. In some areas, notably Scotland, candy... Salmiakki (Finnish) or salmiak (Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Dutch) is a salty treat (like candy but salty) that many people in the Nordic countries love. ... Look up Vodka in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Vodka is a strong, clear, typically colorless liquor, usually distilled from fermented grain. ...

In history

It was first synthesized by Arab alchemist Jabir ibn Hayyan circa (740 AD). The Arabs ((Arabic: عرب ʻarab) are a large ethnic group widespread in the Middle East and North Africa, originating in the Arabian Peninsula of southwest Asia. ... 15th century European portrait of Geber, Codici Ashburnhamiani 1166, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Florence Abu Musa Jabir Ibn Hayyan, in Latin Geber, was one of the most notable Islamic alchemists. ...

A myth says sal ammoniac was named after it was observed in the Temple of Zeus-Ammon in Egypt; its name means "salt of Ammon". It was the white crystalline substance that remained on the ceiling and walls after camel dung was burnt. The modern name "ammonium" comes from sal ammoniac. The substance was known as nushadir salt (Arabic and Persian: نشادر) in Arabic-speaking countres and Persia, naosha (Chinese: 硇砂; pinyin: náoshā) in China, nao sadar in India. Statue of Zeus Phidias created the 12-m (40-ft) tall statue of Zeus at Olympia about 435 BC. The statue was perhaps the most famous sculpture in ancient Greece, imagined here in a 16th-century engraving. ... Ammon is an Egyptian proper noun that can refer to at least two distinct entities. ... Species Camelus bactrianus Camelus dromedarius A camel is either of the two species of large even-toed ungulate in the genus Camelus, the Dromedary (Single hump) and the Bactrian Camel (Double hump). ... Dung can refer to: a synonym of manure (natural fertilizer consisting of animal feces) or the human equivalent Dung, Doubs, a commune in the Doubs département of France The McGillicuddy Serious Party of New Zealand campaigned on a policy of Free Dung, it is not immediately clear which Dung... Arabic can mean: From or related to Arabia From or related to the Arabs The Arabic language; see also Arabic grammar The Arabic alphabet, used for expressing the languages of Arabic, Persian, Malay ( Jawi), Kurdish, Panjabi, Pashto, Sindhi and Urdu, among others. ... Persian may refer to more than one article: the Western name for Iranian (see Iran/Persia naming controversy) Persian, an Iranian language the Persians, an ethnic group a Persian, a breed of cat Persian, a Pokémon character Etymology English Persian < Old English, < Latin *Persianus, < Latin Persia, < ancient Greek Persis... The Arabic language (; , less formally, ) is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... ... Pinyin (Chinese: 拼音, pÄ«nyÄ«n) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to HànyÇ” PÄ«nyÄ«n (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard...

See also

• salt licorice
• Salmiakki
• Salmiakki Koskenkorva