Ammonia

aqueous solution of ammonia

common chemical process for producing sodium carbonate

Hyperammonemia, or high ammonia levels, is a metabolic disturbance characterised by an excess of ammonia in the blood. Severe hyperammonemia is a dangerous condition that may lead to brain injury and death. It may be primary or secondary.

2022 ammonia leak and contamination disaster

chemical demonstration of ammonia solubility in water

In chemistry, ammonolysis (/am·mo·nol·y·sis/) is the process of splitting ammonia into NH2- + H+. Ammonolysis reactions can be conducted with organic compounds to produce amines (molecules containing a nitrogen atom with a lone pair, :N), or with inorganic compounds to produce nitrides. This reaction is analogous to hydrolysis in which water molecules are split. Similar to water, liquid ammonia also undergoes auto-ionization, {2 NH3 ⇌ NH4+ + NH2- }, where the rate constant is k = 1.9 × 10−38.

Overview of history and methods to produce NH₃