Open AccessWhy we are all using a nonexistent substance : NH₄OH
Author(s) -
Maurice Cosandey
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/chimia.2021.679
Subject(s) - ammonium hydroxide , ammonia , hydrate , ammonium , hydroxide , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry
Ammonium hydroxide does not exist, but it is commercially available, although everybody knows that it should be called "ammonia hydrate ». The reason is not scientific. It is purely commercial and will be explained in the text