Dr M Kanagasabapathy
Asst. Professor
Dept. pf Chemistry
Rajus College, Rajapalayam
Solid ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3) on heating decomposes to nitrogen and oxygen.
2 NH4NO3(solid) ---> 4H2O + 2N2 +O2
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Does_addition_of_salt_in_water_makes_good_conductors_than_other_metalsM Kanagasabapathy
Asst. Professor
Dept. pf Chemistry
Rajus College, Rajapalayam
India
Ammonium Nitrate is an odorless, colorless, white to gray crystalline solid.
Evaporating slowly thee water ammonium nitrate is obtained.
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Ammnium nitrate (NH4NO3) is a crystalline solid at room temperature.
Ammonium nitrate is a white crystalline solid composed of ammonium ions (NH4+) and nitrate ions (NO3-). It is a highly soluble compound commonly used in fertilizers and explosives due to its ability to release nitrogen when dissolved in water.
To reclaim ammonium nitrate after dissolving it in water, you can evaporate the water by heating the solution, leaving behind solid ammonium nitrate. Alternatively, you can also perform a chemical reaction to precipitate ammonium nitrate out of the solution, such as adding a more soluble salt to the solution to form insoluble ammonium nitrate.
Ammonium nitrate is a poor conductor of electricity in its solid state, as it is an ionic compound that does not dissociate into ions readily. However, in its aqueous solution, it can conduct electricity as it dissociates into ammonium and nitrate ions.
Ammonium nitrate can be dissolved in water to form an aqueous solution, but it does not exist in a liquid state naturally.
The formula of ammonium nitrate is NH4NO3. By the way, to make ammonium nitrate, add nitric acid to ammonia. Ammonium nitrate is used commercially in instant cold packs.
The heat of solution of ammonium nitrate is about -25.7 kJ/mol at 25°C. This means that when solid ammonium nitrate dissolves in water, it releases this amount of energy in the form of heat.
When silver nitrate reacts with ammonium chloride, a white precipitate of silver chloride forms along with ammonium nitrate. This reaction is a double displacement reaction where the silver ion in the silver nitrate switches places with the ammonium ion in the ammonium chloride, resulting in the formation of the two new compounds.
Ammonium nitrate absorbs heat when it dissolves in water, a process called dissolution. This is an endothermic reaction, meaning it absorbs heat from its surroundings to break the bonds holding the solid together to form a solution.