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Topic: Ammonia expressed as N vs Ammonia expressed as NH4  (Read 2136 times)

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Offline Bjanka

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Ammonia expressed as N vs Ammonia expressed as NH4
« on: January 24, 2013, 12:26:02 PM »
Hi
I have experience with chemistry but have recently started doing ion balances. When converting to milliequivalents per litre, what is the difference between Ammonia as N and Ammonia as NH4? Is the first one not an ion? So should I only consider Ammonia as NH4 in my balance?
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Re: Ammonia expressed as N vs Ammonia expressed as NH4
« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2013, 12:27:48 PM »
Mass of one is 18/14 times the other.
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Re: Ammonia expressed as N vs Ammonia expressed as NH4
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2013, 12:51:52 PM »
But am I correct in saying that they are not both ions? So I should only use Ammonia as NH4 for my ion balance?
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