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Smelling salts are a chemical compound that releases small amounts of ammonia gas, which essentially jump starts your bodyâs nervous system. The ammonia causes blood vessels in your nasal passages to expand providing an instant increase in oxygen to your brain meaning an instantaneous boost of alertness and power.
1 Ammonia has alkaline properties and is corrosive. 2  Ammonia gas dissolves easily in water to form ammonium hydroxide, a caustic solution and weak base. 3  Ammonia gas is easily compressed and forms a clear liquid under pressure.4  Ammonia is usually shipped as a compressed liquid in steel containers.ome chemical/physical properties of ammonia are: 1  At room temperature, ammonia is a colorless, highly irritating gas with a pungent, suffocating odor. 2  In pure form, it is known as anhydrous ammonia and is hygroscopic (readily absorbs moisture). 3  Ammonia has alkaline properties and is corrosive.