Ammonium dihydrogen phosphate

Ammonium dihydrogen phosphate^[1]
Names
	IUPAC name Ammonium dihydrogen phosphate
	Other names Monoammonium phosphate
Identifiers
CAS Number	7722-76-1 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChEBI	CHEBI:62982;
ChemSpider	22812 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.028.877
EC Number	231-764-5;
E number	E342(i) (antioxidants, ...)
PubChem CID	24402;
UNII	09254QB17T;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID5029689 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/H3N.H3O4P/c;1-5(2,3)4/h1H3;(H3,1,2,3,4) Key: LFVGISIMTYGQHF-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/H3N.H3O4P/c;1-5(2,3)4/h1H3;(H3,1,2,3,4) Key: LFVGISIMTYGQHF-UHFFFAOYAX;
	SMILES [O-]P(=O)(O)O.[NH4 ];
Properties
Chemical formula	H6NO4P
Molar mass	115.025 g·mol−1
Appearance	white crystals
Odor	none
Density	1.80 g/cm3
Melting point	190 °C (374 °F; 463 K)
Solubility in water	(g/dL) 28 (10 °C); 36 (20 °C); 44 (30 °C); 56 (40 °C); 66 (50 °C); 81 (60 °C); 99 (70 °C); 118 (80 °C); 173 (100 °C)
Solubility	insoluble in ethanol ; insoluble in acetone
Refractive index (nD)	1.525
Structure
Crystal structure	tetragonal
Thermochemistry
Std enthalpy of; formation (ΔfH⦵298)	−1445.07 kJ/mol
Hazards
	GHS labelling:
Pictograms
Signal word	Warning
Hazard statements	H319
Precautionary statements	P261, P264, P271, P280, P302 P352, P304 P340, P305 P351 P338, P312, P321, P332 P313, P337 P313, P362, P403 P233, P405, P501
NFPA 704 (fire diamond)	1 0 0
	Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)	5750 mg/kg (rat, oral)
Related compounds
Other anions	Ammonium phosphate; Diammonium phosphate
Other cations	Monosodium phosphate; Potassium dihydrogen phosphate
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

Ammonium dihydrogen phosphate (ADP), also known as monoammonium phosphate (MAP)^[5] is a chemical compound with the chemical formula (NH₄)(H₂PO₄). ADP is a major ingredient of agricultural fertilizers^[6] and dry chemical fire extinguishers. It also has significant uses in optics^[7] and electronics.^[8]

Chemical properties

Monoammonium phosphate is soluble in water and crystallizes from it as the anhydrous salt in the tetragonal system, as elongated prisms or needles.^[7] It is practically insoluble in ethanol.^[2]

Solid monoammonium phosphate can be considered stable in practice for temperatures up to 200 °C, when it decomposes into gaseous ammonia NH
₃ and molten phosphoric acid H
₃PO
₄.^[9] At 125 °C the partial pressure of ammonia is 0.05 mm Hg.^[10]

A solution of stoichometric monoammonium phosphate is acidic (pH 4.7 at 0.1% concentration, 4.2 at 5%).^[11]

Preparation

Monoammonium phosphate is industrially prepared by the exothermic reaction of phosphoric acid and ammonia in the correct proportions:^[12]

NH
₃ H
₃PO
₄ → NH
₄H
₂PO
₄

Crystalline MAP then precipitates.

Uses

Agriculture

The largest use of monoammonium phosphate by weight is in agriculture, as an ingredient of fertilizers. It supplies soil with the elements nitrogen and phosphorus in a form usable by plants. Its NPK label is 12-61-0 (12-27-0), meaning that it contains 12% by weight of elemental nitrogen and (nominally) 61% of phosphorus pentoxide P
₂O
₅, or 27% of elemental phosphorus.

Fire extinguishers

The compound is also a component of the ABC powder in some dry chemical fire extinguishers.

Optics

Monoammonium phosphate is a widely used crystal in the field of optics due to its birefringence properties. As a result of its tetragonal crystal structure, this material has negative uniaxial optical symmetry with typical refractive indices n_o = 1.522 and n_e = 1.478 at optical wavelengths.^[7]

Electronics

Monoammonium phosphate crystals are piezoelectric, a property required in some active sonar transducers (the alternative being transducers that use magnetostriction). In the 1950s ADP crystals largely replaced the quartz and Rochelle salt crystals in transducers because they are easier to work than quartz and, unlike Rochelle salt, are not deliquescent.^[8]

Toys

Being relatively non-toxic^{[citation needed]}, MAP is also a popular substance for recreational crystal growing, being sold as toy kits mixed with dyes of various colors.

Natural occurrence

The compound appears in nature as the rare mineral biphosphammite. It is formed in guano deposits.^[13]^[14] A related compound, that is the monohydrogen counterpart, is the even more scarce phosphammite.^[15]^[16]

References

^ Lide, David R. (1998). Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.). Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. pp. 4–40. ISBN 0-8493-0863-2.
^ ^a ^b ^c Dejun Xu, Xing Xiong, Lin Yang, Zhiye Zhang, and Xinlong Wang (2016): "Determination of the Solubility of Ammonium Dihydrogen Phosphate in Water-Ethanol System at Different Temperatures from 283.2 to 343.2 K". Journal of Chemincal Engineering Data, volume 61, issue 1, pages 78–82. doi:10.1021/acs.jced.5b00224
^ Chemical Book: "Ammonium dihydrogen phosphate". Accessed on 2018-08-14.
^ National Bureau of Standards. Selected Values of Chemical Thermodynamic Properties. Technical note 270-3. 1968 [1]
^ "Monoammonium Phosphate (MAP)" (PDF). www.mosaicco.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
^ IPNI. "Monoammonium Phosphate (MAP)" (PDF). www.ipni.net. International Plant Nutrition Institute. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c Amnon Yariv, Pochi Yeh (1984). Optical Waves in Crystals. Wiley, Inc.
^ ^a ^b Willem Hackmann (1984). Seek and Strike: Sonar, Anti-Submarine Warfare and the Royal Navy, 1914–1954. Her Majesty's Stationery Office. ISBN 0-11-290423-8.
^ G. O. Guerrant and D. E. Brown (196): "Thermal Decomposition of High-Analysis Fertilizers Based on Ammonium Phosphate". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, volume 13, issue 6, pages 493-497. doi:10.1021/jf60142a002
^ John R Van Wazer (1958). Phosphorus And Its Compounds - Volume I: Chemistry. New York: Interscience Publishers, Inc. p. 503.
^ Haifa Chemicals Ltd.: "Mono-Ammonium Phosphate 12-61-0 Archived 15 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine". Product fact sheet, accessed on 2018-08-13.
^ Martin Bäckman, Martin Gunnarsson, Linnea Kollberg, Martin Müller, and Simon Tallvod (2016): "Production of Monoammonium Phosphate at Yara AB Archived 18 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine". Technical Report, Lund University.
^ "Biphosphammite".
^ "List of Minerals". 21 March 2011.
^ "Phosphammite".
^ "List of Minerals". 21 March 2011.

[hand-1] Lide, David R. (1998). Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (87 ed.). Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. pp. 4–40. ISBN 0-8493-0863-2.

[DXu-2] Dejun Xu, Xing Xiong, Lin Yang, Zhiye Zhang, and Xinlong Wang (2016): "Determination of the Solubility of Ammonium Dihydrogen Phosphate in Water-Ethanol System at Different Temperatures from 283.2 to 343.2 K". Journal of Chemincal Engineering Data, volume 61, issue 1, pages 78–82. doi:10.1021/acs.jced.5b00224

[chembk-3] Chemical Book: "Ammonium dihydrogen phosphate". Accessed on 2018-08-14.

[4] National Bureau of Standards. Selected Values of Chemical Thermodynamic Properties. Technical note 270-3. 1968 [1]

[5] "Monoammonium Phosphate (MAP)" (PDF). www.mosaicco.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.

[IPNI-6] IPNI. "Monoammonium Phosphate (MAP)" (PDF). www.ipni.net. International Plant Nutrition Institute. Retrieved 21 July 2014.

[wcryst-7] Amnon Yariv, Pochi Yeh (1984). Optical Waves in Crystals. Wiley, Inc.

[piezo-8] Willem Hackmann (1984). Seek and Strike: Sonar, Anti-Submarine Warfare and the Royal Navy, 1914–1954. Her Majesty's Stationery Office. ISBN 0-11-290423-8.

[guerr-9] G. O. Guerrant and D. E. Brown (196): "Thermal Decomposition of High-Analysis Fertilizers Based on Ammonium Phosphate". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, volume 13, issue 6, pages 493-497. doi:10.1021/jf60142a002

[wazer-10] John R Van Wazer (1958). Phosphorus And Its Compounds - Volume I: Chemistry. New York: Interscience Publishers, Inc. p. 503.

[haifa-11] Haifa Chemicals Ltd.: "Mono-Ammonium Phosphate 12-61-0 Archived 15 October 2022 at the Wayback Machine". Product fact sheet, accessed on 2018-08-13.

[yara-12] Martin Bäckman, Martin Gunnarsson, Linnea Kollberg, Martin Müller, and Simon Tallvod (2016): "Production of Monoammonium Phosphate at Yara AB Archived 18 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine". Technical Report, Lund University.

[13] "Biphosphammite".

[14] "List of Minerals". 21 March 2011.

[15] "Phosphammite".

[16] "List of Minerals". 21 March 2011.

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