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ammonium carbonate

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ammonium carbonate

White, crystalline solid that readily sublimes at room temperature while disintegrating into its constituent gases: ammonia, carbon dioxide, and water. It was formerly known as sal volatile acid and used in smelling salts.
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The process of chemical concentrate repurification by salting out ammonium uranyl tricarbonate (AUTC) crystals with ammonium carbonate was introduced in 1952.
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Gabriel Mojay, chair of the Register of Qualified Aromatherapists, says: "The base of smelling salts is ammonium carbonate.
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