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Ammonium nitrate has an ionic bond. Ammonium has an overall charge of 1+, making it a positive cation. Nitrate has an overall charge of 1-, making it a negative anion. When bonded together, nitrate gives ammonia an electron, resulting in an ionic bond being formed between them.

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