What are the ions in ammonium sulfate?

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anor277
Dec 30, 2016

In #"ammonium sulfate"#?

Explanation:

#(NH_4)_2SO_4#. The most common use of this material is as an agricultural fertilizer. In aqueous solution it would speciate to #SO_4^(2-)# and #NH_4^+# ions:

#(NH_4)_2SO_4(s) + "excess water"rarr 2NH_4^+ +SO_4^(2-)#

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