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Bicarbonate of Ammonia

The commercial carbonate reduced to fine powder, and exposed to the air for 24 hours, becomes a bicarbonate spontaneously. It can also be obtained by passing a stream of carbonic acid gas through a solution of the sesquicarbonate until saturated, and drying the crystals which form without heat.

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