ferric ammonium citrate

chemical compound

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Ferric ammonium citrate is a complex salt containing varying amounts of iron. It is used as an appetite stimulator and in the treatment of anemia, along with other iron compounds like ferrous gluconate and ferrous sulfate. Ferric salts can also act as coagulants and promote healing when applied to wounds. Additionally, ferric ammonium citrate has been historically used in the process of making blueprints.12

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…sensitized with a mixture of ferric ammonium citrate and potassium ferricyanide, which is then exposed to light. In the areas of the sensitized paper not obscured by the lines of the drawing, the light reduces the ferric salt to the ferrous state, in which it reacts with the potassium ferricyanide…
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…sensitized with a mixture of ferric ammonium citrate and potassium ferricyanide, which is then exposed to light. In the areas of the sensitized paper not obscured by the lines of the drawing, the light reduces the ferric salt to the ferrous state, in which it reacts with the potassium ferricyanide…
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