Ammonia

• Formula: H₃N
• Molecular weight: 17.0305
• IUPAC Standard InChI: InChI=1S/H3N/h1H3 Copy

  
• IUPAC Standard InChIKey: QGZKDVFQNNGYKY-UHFFFAOYSA-N Copy
• CAS Registry Number: 7664-41-7
• Chemical structure:
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• Isotopologues:
  • Ammonia-d3
• Other names: Ammonia gas; Nitro-Sil; Spirit of Hartshorn; NH3; Ammonia, anhydrous; Anhydrous ammonia; Aromatic Ammonia, Vaporole
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  • IR Spectrum
  • References
  • Notes
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Phase change data

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Data compiled as indicated in comments:
TRC - Thermodynamics Research Center, NIST Boulder Laboratories, Chris Muzny director
AC - William E. Acree, Jr., James S. Chickos

Enthalpy of vaporization

Antoine Equation Parameters

log₁₀(P) = A − (B / (T + C))
    P = vapor pressure (bar)
    T = temperature (K)

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Enthalpy of sublimation

IR Spectrum

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Data compiled by: Coblentz Society, Inc.

• GAS (50 mmHg DILUTED TO A TOTAL PRESSURE OF 600 mmHg WITH N2); DOW KBr FOREPRISM; DIGITIZED BY NIST FROM HARD COPY (FROM TWO SEGMENTS); 4 cm^-1 resolution

Data compiled by: NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center, William E. Wallace, director

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References

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Timmermans, 1921
Timmermans, J., The Freezing Points of Organic Substances IV. New Exp. Determinations, Bull. Soc. Chim. Belg., 1921, 30, 62. [all data]

Fonseca and Lobo, 1989
Fonseca, I.M.A.; Lobo, L.Q., Thermodynamics of liquid mixtures of xenon and methyl fluoride, Fluid Phase Equilib., 1989, 47, 249. [all data]

Brunner, 1988
Brunner, E., Fluid Mixtures at High Pressures VI. Phase Separation and Critical Phenomena in 18 (n-Alkane + Ammonia) and 4 (n-Alkane _ Methanol) Mixtures, J. Chem. Thermodyn., 1988, 20, 273. [all data]

Hentze, 1977
Hentze, G., Critical temperature measurement of liquids by means of differential thermal analysis, Thermochim. Acta, 1977, 20, 27-30. [all data]

Zander and Thomas, 1979
Zander, Manfred; Thomas, Wilhelm, Some thermodynamic properties of liquid ammonia: PVT data, vapor pressure, and critical temperature, J. Chem. Eng. Data, 1979, 24, 1, 1-2, https://doi.org/10.1021/je60080a003 . [all data]

Overstreet and Giauque, 1937
Overstreet, Roy; Giauque, W.F., Ammonia. The Heat Capacity and Vapor Pressure of Solid and Liquid. Heat of Vaporization. The Entropy Values from Thermal and Spectroscopic Data, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1937, 59, 2, 254-259, https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01281a008 . [all data]

Stull, 1947
Stull, Daniel R., Vapor Pressure of Pure Substances. Organic and Inorganic Compounds, Ind. Eng. Chem., 1947, 39, 4, 517-540, https://doi.org/10.1021/ie50448a022 . [all data]

Notes

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• Symbols used in this document:
  

  Pc	Critical pressure
  Ptriple	Triple point pressure
  Tc	Critical temperature
  Tfus	Fusion (melting) point
  ΔsubH	Enthalpy of sublimation
  ΔvapH	Enthalpy of vaporization

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