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Ammonium nitrate

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:
Molecular Weight:
80.04
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352301
EC Index Number:
229-347-8
NACRES:
NA.21

grade

ACS reagent

Quality Level

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 (PO43-): ≤0.0005%
sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.002%

cation traces

Ca: ≤0.003%
Fe: ≤0.0002%
heavy metals (as Pb): ≤0.0005%

storage temp.

2-30°C

InChI

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

InChI key

DVARTQFDIMZBAA-UHFFFAOYSA-O

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).

Linkage

Replaces: AX1315-1

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 (as Pb): ≤ 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.

Legal Information

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

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Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2 - Ox. Sol. 3

Storage Class Code

5.1C - Ammonium nitrate and ammonium nitrate containing preparations

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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FSL

Oxidizing solids
Nitrates
Hazardous rank III
3rd oxidizing solid

ISHL Indicated Name

Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

ISHL Notified Names

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