Ammonium magnesium sulfate
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| IUPAC name
magnesium;azane;hydrogen sulfate | |
| Other names
Diammonium magnesium bis(sulfate) | |
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| ECHA InfoCard | 100.035.242 |
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| Properties | |
| H8MgN2O8S2 | |
| Molar mass | 252.50 g·mol−1 |
| Appearance | crystals |
| Density | 1,723 g/cm3 (hexahydrate) |
| soluble | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Ammonium magnesium sulfate is a chemical compound with the chemical formula (NH4)2Mg(SO4)2. It forms hydrates.[1]
The compound is prepared by reduction of ammonium persulfate with magnesium metal.[2]
Physical properties
Ammonium magnesium sulfate forms crystals, soluble in water.
The compound forms a crystallohydrate containing Mg(NH4)2(SO4)2 · 6H2O[3][4]—colorless crystals of monoclinic system, space group P21/c, coordinate parameters a = 0.928 nm, b = 1.257 nm, c = 0.620 nm, β = 107.1°, Z = 4.[5]