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Ammonia nitrate is used as fertilizer; ammonium nitrite is only a contaminant.
Ammonia nitrate is used as fertilizer; ammonium nitrite is only a contaminant.
nitrate and ammonia
Ammonia and nitrate are ionic forms of nitrogen that can be consumed by plants.Specifically, the symbol for ammonia is NH4. The symbol for nitrate is NO3. Ammonia tends to attach to soil particles whereas nitrate tends to move with soil moisture.
Ammonia and nitric acid react to form ammonium nitrate. NH3 + HNO3 --> NH4NO3
Ammonium nitrate and sodium hydroxide form sodium nitrate, water, and ammonia. NH4NO3 + NaOH --> NaNO3 + NH3 + H2O
Most fish excrete nitrogenous waste in the form of ammonia. Ammonia is highly toxic, but fish eliminate it primarily through the gills and some through the urine. Some fish species, particularly those living in environments with low water availability, convert ammonia to a less toxic form, such as urea or uric acid, before excreting it.
Ammonia in the form of ammonia nitrate is actually the main ingredient in plant fertilizer. It is safe when used as directed, but is a potent explosive when mixed with diesel fuel. Liquid ammonia is a good cleaning liquid, but is dangerous if mixed with chlorine bleach or any products containing calcium hypochlorate. Ammonia in it gaseous form is deadly, but is an effective refrigerant.
Ammonia is part of an amino group which is highly toxic thus cannot be allowed directly into the blood to travel from liver to kidney. It must first be converted into urea or uric acid a less toxic form. It can then travel to the kidney where it is filtered and then eliminated from the body. The term for breaking down the amino group to form ammonia is called deamination.
nitrous oxide is manufactured by heating ammonia nitrate which decomposes into N2O and water vapor
the silver is heated with nitric acid and the formed nitrate is soluble in water havinga small quantity of ammonia.
- ammonium nitrate is a very known fertilizer- explosives (bombs)- cold packs