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Ammonium nitrate

Name: Ammonium nitrate
Brand: MM

for analysis EMSURE^® ACS

Synonym(s):

Ammonium nitrate, Nitric acid ammonia, Ammonia nitrate

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):

H₄N₂O₃

CAS Number:

6484-52-2

Molecular Weight:

80.04

UNSPSC Code:

12352301

EC Index Number:

229-347-8

NACRES:

NA.21

MDL number:

MFCD00011425

Assay:

≥95.0% (alkalimetric)

Grade:

ACS reagent

Form:

solid

Solubility:

1920 g/L

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Properties

grade

ACS reagent

Quality Level

300

product line

EMSURE^®

assay

≥95.0% (alkalimetric)

form

solid

potency

2462 mg/kg LD₅₀, oral (Rat)

impurities

≤0.005% Insoluble matter

ign. residue

≤0.01% (as sulfate)

total organic carbon (TOC) residue (Combustable matter, including organic components)

≤0.2% (as carbon)

pH

4.5-7.0 (20 °C, 100 g/L in H₂O)

bp

210 °C/15.0 hPa

mp

169 °C

solubility

1920 g/L

density

1.72 g/cm³ at 20 °C

bulk density

600‑700 kg/m³

anion traces

chloride (Cl^-): ≤0.0003%, nitrite (NO₂^-): ≤0.0005%passes test, phosphate (PO₄^3-): ≤0.0005%, sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤0.002%

cation traces

% (heavy metals (ACS) ≤ 0.0005%), Ca: ≤0.003%, Fe: ≤0.0002%

storage temp.

2-30°C

SMILES string

[N+H4].[N+](=O)([O-])[O-]

InChI

1S/NO3.H3N/c2-1(3)4;/h;1H3/q-1;/p+1

InChI key

DVARTQFDIMZBAA-UHFFFAOYSA-O

Description

Application

Role of gas-particle conversion of ammonia in haze pollution under ammonia-rich environment in Northern China and prospects of effective emission reduction.: This study investigates the role of ammonium nitrate in haze pollution, emphasizing its environmental impact and the potential for emission reduction strategies (Zou et al., 2024).

Electrocatalytic Nitrate Reduction on Metallic CoNi-Terminated Catalyst with Industrial-Level Current Density in Neutral Medium.: This paper explores the use of ammonium nitrate in electrocatalytic processes for nitrate reduction, demonstrating its application in industrial catalysis (Wei et al., 2024).

Thermal annealing gradient tailoring on ammonium nitrate-capped CdS nanospheres synthesized via green precipitation.: The study focuses on the synthesis of CdS nanospheres using ammonium nitrate, emphasizing its applications in nanomaterial engineering (Kok Sheng & Alrababah, 2024).

Analysis Note

Assay (alkalimetric): ≥ 95.0 %

Insoluble matter: ≤ 0.005 %

pH-value (5 %; water, 25 °C): 4.5 - 6.0

Chloride (Cl): ≤ 0.0003 %

Nitrite (NO₂):

≤ 0.0005 %

: passes test

Phosphate (PO₄): ≤ 0.0005 %

Sulfate (SO₄): ≤ 0.002 %

heavy metals (ACS) ≤ 0.0005 %

Ca (Calcium): ≤ 0.003 %

Fe (Iron): ≤ 0.0002 %

Residue on ignition (as sulfate): ≤ 0.01 %

The following parameter from a double TOC determination of one batch:

Combustible matter, including organic components (as carbon) ≤ 0.2 %

(meets the specified value)

In accordance with class 5.1 UN 1942.

Other Notes

Replaces: AX1315-1

Legal Information

EMSURE is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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hcodes

H272,H319

pictograms

GHS03,GHS07

signalword

Warning

pcodes

P210 - P220 - P264 - P280 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P337 + P313

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Ox. Sol. 3

Storage Class

5.1C - Ammonium nitrate and ammonium nitrate containing preparations

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c