Ammonium triiodide
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Ammonium triiodide is the salt of the ammonium
cation with the triiodide
anion.
Sometimes the name ammonium triiodide is mistakenly used to refer to a different compound, nitrogen triiodide
(NI3).
Ammonium
The ammonium cation is a positively charged polyatomic cation with the chemical formula NH. It is formed by the protonation of ammonia...
cation with the triiodide
Triiodide
In chemistry, triiodide can have several meanings. Triiodide primarily refers to the triiodide ion, I3−, a polyatomic anion composed of three iodine atoms. For some chemical compounds, triiodide indicates a salt of the named cation with the triiodide anion. Examples include sodium triiodide, ...
anion.
Sometimes the name ammonium triiodide is mistakenly used to refer to a different compound, nitrogen triiodide
Nitrogen triiodide
Nitrogen triiodide is the inorganic compound with the formula NI3. It is an extremely sensitive contact explosive: small quantities explode with a gunpowder-like snap when touched even lightly, releasing a purple cloud of iodine vapor...
(NI3).