What is the ionic compound formula of ammonium sulfate?

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What is the ionic compound formula of ammonium sulfate?

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Answer 1 · 2014-05-05T20:07:07

Ammonium Sulfate is an ionic compound formed by two polyatomic ions, Ammonium $N H_{4}^{+}$ $NH_4^+$ and Sulfate $S O_{4}^{-}$ $SO_4^-$ .

In order for these two polyatomic ions to bond the charges must be equal and opposite. Therefore, it will take two +1 ammonium ions to balance the one -2 sulfate ion. This will make the formula for Ammonium Sulfate ${(N H_{4})}_{2} S O_{4}$ $(NH_4)_2SO_4$ .

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