Journal of Physical Chemistry B, Vol.114, No.1, 330-332, 2010
Thermochemistry of Gaseous Ammonium Nitrate, NH4NO3(g)
From the measured molecular weight of vapor over NH4NO3(c) by the simultaneous torsion-effusion/mass loss method, the partial pressure of NH4NO3(g) was evaluated over the range 321-360 K; in addition, the presence of the gaseous nitrate was verified by effusion-beam mass spectrometry. Third-law calculations of the sublimation enthalpy of NH4NO3 were made with estimated molecular constants, yielding Delta H-298 degrees(sub) = 20.9 +/- 2 kcal mol(-1), as compared to a less-reliable second-law value of 23.2 +/- 3 kcal mol(-1). We prefer the third-law value, which leads to the enthalpy of formation Delta H-f(298)degrees (NH4NO3(g)) = -66.5 +/- 2.1 kcal mol(-1) when combined with the known Delta H-f(298)degrees Value of NH4NO3(c).