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Urea, ammonium chloride, and water
« on: June 04, 2017, 10:04:42 PM »
I am trying to create a cooling effect and found that dissolving urea and ammonium chloride in water creates a significant chilling effect. I was wondering what the products of this reaction are and if it can be reversed if the water is evaporated out of it.

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Re: Urea, ammonium chloride, and water
« Reply #1 on: June 06, 2017, 06:07:07 AM »
Those solids are known to have a negative heat of solution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enthalpy_change_of_solution#Dependence_on_the_nature_of_the_solution  (the ones with + in that table)  And yes, when the water is evaporated, these particular chemicals don't change, so it can be done again.
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