Monograph

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Ammonium Sulfate
Part 4, Monographs for Reagent Chemicals: General Descriptions, Specifications, and Tests
eISBN: 9780841230460
Tom Tyner Chair, ACS Committee on Analytical Reagents
James Francis Secretary, ACS Committee on Analytical Reagents

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This monograph for Ammonium Sulfate provides, in addition to common physical constants, a general description
including typical appearance, applications, change in state (approximate), and aqueous solubility. The monograph also
details the following specifications and corresponding tests for verifying that a substance meets ACS Reagent Grade
specifications including: Assay, pH of a 5% Solution at 25.0 °C, Insoluble Matter, Residue after Ignition, Chloride,
Nitrate, Phosphate, Heavy Metals, and Iron.

O
-O
NH4+ S O-
2 O

(NH4)2SO4 Formula Wt 132.14 CAS No. 7783-20-2

SUPPLEMENTS & UPDATES

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Typical appearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . colorless powder or solid

Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . freezing mixtures
Change in state (approximate) . . . . . . . . . . . . melting point, 280 °C with decomposition
Aqueous solubility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 g in 100 mL at 20 °C

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SPECIFICATIONS

Assay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ≥99.0% (NH4)2SO4

pH of a 5% solution at 25.0 °C . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.0–6.0

Maximum Allowable
Insoluble matter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.005%
Residue after ignition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.005%
Chloride (Cl) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ppm
Nitrate (NO3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.001%
Phosphate (PO4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ppm
Heavy metals (by ICP–OES) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ppm
Iron (Fe) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 ppm

TESTS
Assay
(By alkalimetry for ammonium). Weigh, to the nearest 0.1 mg, 2.5 g of sample, and dissolve in 50 mL of water in a 500 mL
Erlenmeyer flask. Add exactly 50.0 mL of 1 N sodium hydroxide, place a filter funnel loosely in the neck of the flask, and boil
until all the ammonia is expelled (about 10–15 min) as determined with litmus paper. Cool, and add 0.15 mL of thymol blue
indicator solution. Titrate the excess sodium hydroxide with 1 N sulfuric acid volumetric solution. One milliliter of 1 N
sodium hydroxide corresponds to 0.06607 g of (NH4)2SO4.
[(50.0 × N NaOH) (mL × N H 2SO4 )] × 6.607
% (NH4)2 SO4 =
Sample wt (g)

pH of a 5% Solution at 25.0 °C
[Part 2: Direct Electrometric Methods; pH Potentiometry; pH Range; Procedure for pH of a 5% Solution at 25.0 °C].

Insoluble Matter
[Part 2: Gravimetric Methods; Insoluble Matter]. Use 20 g dissolved in 200 mL of water.

Residue after Ignition

[Part 2: Gravimetric Methods; Residue after Ignition]. Ignite 20 g.

Chloride
[Part 2: Colorimetry and Turbidimetry; Chloride]. Use 2.0 g.

Nitrate
[Part 2: Colorimetry and Turbidimetry; Nitrate; Procedure for Nitrate, Method 1 (Brucine Sulfate)]. For sample solution A,
use 1.0 g. For control solution B, use 1.0 g and 1 mL of nitrate ion (NO3) standard solution.

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Phosphate
[Part 2: Colorimetry and Turbidimetry; Phosphate; Procedure for Phosphate, Method 1 (Direct Molybdenum Blue)]. Dissolve
4.0 g in 25 mL of 0.5 N sulfuric acid.

Heavy Metals
([Part 2: Trace and Ultratrace Elemental Analysis; Inductively Coupled Plasma−Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP–OES);
Calculation of Heavy Metals (by ICP–OES) Results], by ICP–OES). Use 2.0 g sample.

Iron
[Part 2: Colorimetry and Turbidimetry; Iron; Procedure for Iron, Method 1 (Ammonium Thiocyanate)]. Use 2.0 g.

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