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Pure ammonium bisulfite is a white crystalline solid. Commercially, however, aqueous liquid form (typically 60%) is common. Ammonium bisulfite's reductive and sulfonating properties provide versatile applications. It is used as an oxygen scavenger to eliminate the dissolved oxygen in waste water and in pipes. Ammonium bisulfite is a reductive bleaching agent. It reduces carbonyl and alcohol groups, which function as colorants of the substances. It is used in bleaching mechanical paper pulp, cotton, wool and kaolin clay. Additional applications include as a preservative (antioxidant) and a hair waving agent. Ammonium bisulfite is used in industries concerned with leather processing, food and beverage processing, gas purification, water treatment to remove excess chlorine, textiles and pulp processing, and many others. It is used as a reducing agent in chemical manufacturing. It is an alternative to sulfur dioxide  which is used in sterlization of equipment.

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Sulfate (also spelled sulphate in Europe) is any chemical compound containing the SO₄^2- ion related to sulfuric acid (H₂SO₄). Sulfates are salts or esters of sulfuric acid, formed by replacing one or both of the hydrogens with a metal or a radical as in sodium sulfate, Na₂SO₄. Sulfates in which both hydrogens are replaced are called normal sulfates. Bisulfate is a compound that has the HSO₄^- radical. Bisulfate (called also hydrogen sulfate or acid sulfate) is a compound formed by replacing only one hydrogen in sulfuric acid. Sulfite (also sulphite) is a compound that contain the sulfite ion SO₃^2-. Sulfites are salts or esters of sulfurous acid (H₂SO₃), formed by replacing one or both of the hydrogens with a metal or a radical as in sodium sulfite, Na₂SO₃. Sulfites in which both hydrogens are replaced are called normal sulfites. Bisulfite is a compound that has the HSO₃^- radical. Bisulfate (called also hydrogen sulfite or acid sulfite) is a compound formed by replacing only one hydrogen in sulfurous acid. The term of 'meta' or 'pyro' is the chemical prefix for oxo acid formed through the loss of one water molecule (dehydration) from two molecules of ortho acid by heating. Pyrosulfuric acid is an example ( 2H₂SO₄ - H₂O = H₂S₂O₇). Ortho acid is the compound fully hydrated acid or its salts. Orthophosphoric acid is an example (2·H₃PO₄ = P₂O₅^.3H₂O), in contrast to the less hydrated form, pyrophosphoric acid (2·HPO₃ = P₂O₅^.H₂O). Na₂O₅S₂ is called sodium metabisulfite (2·HNaO₃S - H₂O). Sulfide is a compound having one or more sulfur atoms in which the sulfur is connected directly to a carbon, metal, or other nonoxygen atom; for example sodium sulfide, Na₂S. Sulfide ion is S^2- with oxidation number -2. Bisulfide ion is an anion formed by two sulfur atoms having an overall -2 charge, (S₂)^2-. Sulfamate is a salt of sulfamic acid (HSO₃NH₂). Calcium sulfamate Ca(SO₃NH₂)₂ is an example.