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Overview

Ammonia is a simple nitrogen-hydrogen compound that bridges chemistry, biology, and psionics across the Continuum Universes. It exists naturally as a gas, condenses into a caustic liquid under moderate pressure, and dissolves in water to form ammonium hydroxide — a reactive alkaline solution. To the divine chemists, ammonia represents *the scent of creation itself*: the raw exhalation of matter becoming life.

Physical and Chemical Properties

Ammonia is a polar molecule with a trigonal pyramidal geometry. Its lone electron pair makes it a strong base and ligand, readily accepting protons to form ammonium (NH₄⁺). The gas is lighter than air and highly soluble, forming a mildly caustic solution that reacts with acids and many salts. Under psionic induction, ammonia can stabilize neural resonance fields — a property exploited in Lucidmist consciousness stabilization arrays.

Phases

Gaseous Ammonia

Colorless, pungent, and alkaline, it dominates Flatus-Prime atmospheres and the upper layers of gas giants. Gaseous ammonia acts as both coolant and biosynthetic precursor for nitrogen-based life forms.

Liquid Ammonia

Condenses at −33 °C under 1 atm or moderate compression. Liquid ammonia serves as an excellent nonaqueous solvent, supporting alternative biochemistries and low-temperature metabolic reactions on cold Continuum worlds.

Aqueous Ammonia

When dissolved in water, ammonia forms *ammonium hydroxide* — a weak base used industrially in fertilizers, cleaners, and divine laboratories. It is central to planetary nitrogen cycling and the regeneration of psionic matter in dream ecosystems.

Uses and Occurrences

Base reagent for Hydrazine fuels and divine synthesis.
Found in cryogenic lakes and Flatus-Prime atmospheres.
Serves as nitrogen source for PermianLike biospheres.
Used in divine agriculture for soil rebirth rites.

Related Atmospheres

Trivia

Known as “The Breath of Genesis” in divine alchemy.
Some Continuum biologists theorize early ammonia oceans may have incubated psionic proteins before water-based life emerged.

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 | formula = NH₃
 | molar_mass = 17.03 g/mol
-| phase = Gas
+| phase = Gas / Liquid / Aqueous
 | type = Basic Compound
-| appearance = Colorless
+| appearance = Colorless gas or liquid; forms ammonium solution in water
-| smell = Sharp, irritating
+| smell = Sharp, pungent
 | solubility = Highly soluble in water
 | boiling_point = −33.34 °C
-| hazards = Corrosive, toxic in high concentration
+| melting_point = −77.73 °C
-| origin = Biological decay, nitrogen fixation
+| hazards = Corrosive, irritant, toxic in high concentration
+| origin = Biological decay, nitrogen fixation, industrial synthesis
 | universe = [[Continuum Universes]]
 }}
 == Overview ==
-'''Ammonia''' is a pungent, alkaline gas central to nitrogen-based biochemistry and atmospheric regulation.
+'''Ammonia''' is a simple nitrogen-hydrogen compound that bridges chemistry, biology, and psionics across the [[Continuum Universes]].
-On Continuum worlds, it marks both life’s synthesis and decay — the odor of creation’s workshop.
+It exists naturally as a gas, condenses into a caustic liquid under moderate pressure, and dissolves in water to form ammonium hydroxide — a reactive alkaline solution.
+To the divine chemists, ammonia represents *the scent of creation itself*: the raw exhalation of matter becoming life.
-== Properties ==
+== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
-Ammonia is polar and strongly basic, forming ammonium ions (NH₄⁺) in aqueous solution.
+Ammonia is a polar molecule with a trigonal pyramidal geometry.
-In psionic conditions, it acts as a buffer medium for consciousness-linked proteins, sustaining biochemical resonance.
+Its lone electron pair makes it a strong base and ligand, readily accepting protons to form ammonium (NH₄⁺).
+The gas is lighter than air and highly soluble, forming a mildly caustic solution that reacts with acids and many salts.
+Under psionic induction, ammonia can stabilize neural resonance fields — a property exploited in [[Lucidmist]] consciousness stabilization arrays.
+== Phases ==
+=== Gaseous Ammonia ===
+Colorless, pungent, and alkaline, it dominates [[Flatus-Prime]] atmospheres and the upper layers of gas giants.
+Gaseous ammonia acts as both coolant and biosynthetic precursor for nitrogen-based life forms.
+=== Liquid Ammonia ===
+Condenses at −33 °C under 1 atm or moderate compression.
+Liquid ammonia serves as an excellent nonaqueous solvent, supporting alternative biochemistries and low-temperature metabolic reactions on cold Continuum worlds.
+=== Aqueous Ammonia ===
+When dissolved in water, ammonia forms *ammonium hydroxide* — a weak base used industrially in fertilizers, cleaners, and divine laboratories.
+It is central to planetary nitrogen cycling and the regeneration of psionic matter in dream ecosystems.
 == Uses and Occurrences ==
-Used in fertilizers, refrigeration systems, and as a feedstock for [[Hydrazine]] fuels.
+* Base reagent for [[Hydrazine]] fuels and divine synthesis.
-Ammonia-rich [[Flatus-Prime]] worlds serve as laboratories for extremophile evolution.
+* Found in cryogenic lakes and [[Flatus-Prime]] atmospheres.
+* Serves as nitrogen source for [[PermianLike]] biospheres.
+* Used in divine agriculture for soil rebirth rites.
 == Related Atmospheres ==
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 == Trivia ==
-* Ammonia is symbolically tied to renewal in divine alchemy—where creation’s odor masks its decay.
+* Known as “The Breath of Genesis” in divine alchemy.
-* Early Continuum chemists discovered ammonia frost inside dormant dream vaults.
+* Some Continuum biologists theorize early ammonia oceans may have incubated psionic proteins before water-based life emerged.
 [[Category:Gases]]
+[[Category:Liquids]]
 [[Category:Chemical substances]]
 [[Category:Continuum science]]
 [[Category:Bases]]