Functional Roles
Industries Served
Physical Properties
melting_point
-58 u00b0C (25%)
boiling_point
38 u00b0C (25%)
density
About 0.90 @ 25 u00b0C/25 u00b0C
solubility
Exists only in solution
vapor_pressure
2160 mm Hg @ 25 u00b0C
ph
pH= 11.6 (1.0 N solution); 11.1 (0.1 N solution); 10.6 (0.01 N solution)
GHS / SDS Safety
Danger
Acute Toxic
Environmental Hazard
Irritant
Health Hazard
Corrosive
- H331: Toxic if inhaled [Danger Acute toxicity, inhalation]
- H400 (99.8%): Very toxic to aquatic life [Warning Hazardous to the aquatic environment, acute hazard]
- H370: Causes damage to organs [Danger Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure]
- H400: Very toxic to aquatic life [Warning Hazardous to the aquatic environment, acute hazard]
- H335 (16.7%): May cause respiratory irritation [Warning Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure; Respiratory tract irritation]
- H373: May causes damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure [Warning Specific target organ toxicity, repeated exposure]
- H402: Harmful to aquatic life [Hazardous to the aquatic environment, acute hazard]
- H401: Toxic to aquatic life [Hazardous to the aquatic environment, acute hazard]
- H314 (99.9%): Causes severe skin burns and eye damage [Danger Skin corrosion/irritation]
- H290: May be corrosive to metals [Warning Corrosive to Metals]
- H302: Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]
- H318: Causes serious eye damage [Danger Serious eye damage/eye irritation]
- H371: May cause damage to organs [Warning Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure]
- H314: Causes severe skin burns and eye damage [Danger Skin corrosion/irritation]
- H318 (10.9%): Causes serious eye damage [Danger Serious eye damage/eye irritation]
Chemical Identity
| CAS Number | 1336-21-6 |
| IUPAC Name | azanium hydroxide |
| InChI Key | VHUUQVKOLVNVRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| PubChem CID | 14923 |
| INCI Name | AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE |
Synonyms & Trade Names
Full Description
Ammonium Hydroxide Type B (27.9% max) is a clear, colorless aqueous solution of ammonia widely used across industrial and chemical processing applications.