Ammonium nitrate

• Catalog No.: Ammonium_nitrate
• CAS Number: 6484-52-2
• M. F.: H4N2O3
• M. W.: 80.04336

SYNONYMS

• IUPAC name: ammonium nitrooxidane
• IUPAC Traditional name: ammonium nitronate

DATABASE IDS

• Unique Ingredient Identifier: T8YA51M7Y6
• CAS Number: 6484-52-2
• Chemspider ID: 21511
• Wikipedia Title: Ammonium_nitrate

PROPERTIES

• Apperance: white/grey solid
• Boiling Point: approx. 210 °C decomp.
• Density: 1.725 g/cm^3 (20 °C)
• Melting Point: 169.6 °C
• Solubility: 118 g/100 ml (0 °C); 150 g/100 ml (20 °C); 297 g/100 ml (40 °C); 410 g/100 ml (60 °C); 576 g/100 ml (80 °C); 1024 g/100 ml (100 °C) in water
• EU Index: not listed
• Explosive Velocity: 5270 m/s
• Friction Sensitivity: very low
• LD50: 2085–5300 mg/kg (oral in rats, mice)
• Main Hazard: Explosive
• NFPA704:
  

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• RTECS: BR9050000
• Shock Sensitivity: very low
• UN Number: 0222 – with > 0.2% combustible substances; 1942 – with <= 0.2% combustible substances; 2067 – fertilizers; 2426 – liquid