What is the formula for ammonium acetate?

Answer by  Henry55 (118)

Ammonium acetate has a molecular formula of C2H3O2NH4. It can be used as a buffer agent in the mass spectrometry of proteins and other organic molecules.

Answer by  apsaras (408)

The molecular formula for ammonium acetate is CH3COONH4. Each ammonium acetate unit contains one ammonium ion and one acetate ion. It is an ionic salt of a weak acid and weak base, and dissolves readily in water. Ammonium acetate is used to prepare buffers that maintain the pH of solutions in the laboratory.