Ammonium chloride is a white crystalline solid. It is soluble in water(37%). The primary hazard is the threat posed to the environment. Immediate steps should be taken to limit its spread to the environment. It is used to make other ammonium compounds, as a soldering flux, as a fertilizer, and for many other uses. Ammonium chloride is an inorganic chloride having ammonium as the counterion. It has a role as a ferroptosis inhibitor. It is an inorganic chloride and an ammonium salt.

1. Used as a raw material for the manufacture of dry batteries and storage batteries, other ammonium salts, electroplating additives, and metal welding fluxes.

2. Used as a dyeing auxiliary, also for tin plating and zinc plating, tanning, pharmaceuticals, candle making, adhesives, chromium infiltration, and precision casting.

3. Used in medicine, dry batteries, textile printing and dyeing, and detergents.