Ammonium phosphate

Ammonium phosphate is the inorganic compound with the formula (NH4)3PO4. It is the ammonium salt of orthophosphoric acid. A related "double salt", (NH4)3PO4.(NH4)2HPO4 is also recognized but is impractical to use. Both triammonium salts evolve ammonia. In contrast to the unstable nature of the triammonium salts, the diammonium phosphate (NH4)2HPO4 and monoammonium salt (NH4)H2PO4 are stable materials that are commonly used as fertilizers to provide plants with fixed nitrogen and phosphorus.

Ammonium phosphate
Names
IUPAC name
ammonium phosphate
Other names
triammonium phosphate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.030.709
EC Number
  • 269-789-9
UNII
  • InChI=1S/3H3N.H3O4P/c;;;1-5(2,3)4/h3*1H3;(H3,1,2,3,4) Y
    Key: ZRIUUUJAJJNDSS-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
  • InChI=1/3H3N.H3O4P/c;;;1-5(2,3)4/h3*1H3;(H3,1,2,3,4)
    Key: ZRIUUUJAJJNDSS-UHFFFAOYAA
  • [O-]P([O-])([O-])=O.[NH4+].[NH4+].[NH4+]
Properties
(NH4)3PO4
Molar mass 149.09 g/mol
Appearance White, tetrahedral crystals
58.0 g/100 mL (25 °C)
Solubility Insoluble in acetone
Hazards
GHS labelling:
Warning
H302, H319
P264, P270, P280, P301+P312, P305+P351+P338, P330, P337+P313, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)
2
0
0
Thermochemistry
−1671.9 kJ/mol
Related compounds
Other cations
Trisodium phosphate
Tripotassium phosphate
Related compounds
Diammonium phosphate
Monoammonium phosphate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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