Ammonium chloride is a chemical compound with the chemical formula NH₄Cl. It is a white crystalline solid and highly soluble in water. Ammonium chloride, or ammonium chloride, is found in nature as a mineral called ammonium salt and has wide applications in various industries due to its special chemical properties.

Properties of Ammonium Chloride

Acidic aqueous solution: An aqueous solution of ammonium chloride has weak acidic properties.
High solubility in water: This substance dissolves easily in water.
Thermal stability: It decomposes at high temperatures and produces ammonia and hydrogen chloride gases.
Salty and cool taste: Its taste is salty and slightly cool.

Applications of Ammonium Chloride

Food industry:
Food additive: It is used as a food additive with the number E510 and acts as a pH regulator and leavening agent in baked products such as bread and biscuits.
Nutritional yeast: It is used as a nitrogen source for the growth of yeasts.
Battery industry:
Zinc-carbon battery: Used as an electrolyte in zinc-carbon batteries.
Metalworking industry:
Soldering flux: Used as a soldering flux to improve solder flow.
Metal cleaning: Used to clean metal surfaces.
Fertilizer industry:
Nitrogen fertilizer: Used as a source of nitrogen in chemical fertilizers.
Leather industry:
Leather tanning: Used in the leather tanning process.
Medical industry:
Pharmaceutical: Used as a raw material in the production of some drugs.