Ammonium Molybdate - Odorless Crystalline Compound, White To Yellow-green Solid, Soluble In Water, Ideal For Analytical Applications And Catalyst Preparation

Ammonium molybdate is an odorless crystalline compound ranging in color from white to yellow-green. Also called molybdic acid hexammonium salt tetrahydrate, ammonium molybdate tetrahydrate, and ammonium heptamolybdate tetrahydrate, it finds application across diverse range of industries.

Uses

* as an analytical reagent to find the
* presence of phosphates, silicates,
* arsenates and lead in pigments
* in the production of molybdenum metal
* and ceramics
* in the preparation of dehydrogenation
* and desulphurisation catalysts
* in the fixing of metals
* in electroplating
* in fertilizers for crops.
* as a negative stain in biological electron microscopy, typically in the 3-5% (vol/vol) concentration range and in the presence of trehalose
* or at saturated concentration to perform cryo-negative staining

Some of its features are as follows:

* CAS number [13106-76-8 (12054-85-2 for tetrahydrate)]
* Molecular formula (NH4)6Mo7O24A.4H2O
* Molar mass 1235.86 g mol-1
* (tetrahydrate)
* Appearance white crystalline solid
* Density 2.498 g cm-3
* Molybdenum
* Product/Service
* Melting point ~90 C
* Solubility in water soluble in water



Ammonium Molybdate