Research Paper On Ammonium Nitrate

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!!!What Is Ammonium Nitrate?

Ammonium nitrate is a chemical that I first encountered in the chemistry laboratory back in high school. The physical state of ammonium nitrate is typically a white solid, and it soluble in water. The solid can either have a crystalline form or bead form.

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The chemical formula of ammonium nitrate is NH4NO3: It has two nitrogen (N) atoms, four hydrogen (H) atoms and three oxygen (O) atoms. __Ammonium nitrate__ contains two ions: one ammonium ion (NH4+) and one nitrate ion (NO3)-, so the bond between these two ions is what we call an ionic bond. The structure of the formula …show more content…

It is actually the main component of an explosive called __Ammonium Nitrate Fuel Oil (ANFO)__, which is a mixture of 94% ammonium nitrate and 6% of fuel oil. In this mixture, the ammonium nitrate serves as an oxidizing agent for fuel. In North America, ANFO accounts for 80% of the explosives used, due to its low cost and high stability.

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The explosives manufactured using ammonium nitrate is used in the mining industry, and is also used in __improvised explosive devices (IED)__, which is a homemade bomb.

__Amatol__ is an explosive material from a mixture of trinitrotoluene (TNT) and ammonium nitrate. Amatol was used in World War I and II, and also in various military weapons such as aircraft bombs and shells.

!!Instant Cold Packs

Have you ever had bruising, inflammation or swelling that you needed to tend to? Or maybe you had a sports injury at one time. If you have, then you may have used an instant cold pack, which is a device that you may have lying around at home and is a convenient replacement for an ice

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