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It can be explosive, if kept in the right environment. However, Ammonium Nitrate is commonly found in fertilisers, but this has been diluted into a state which can not be used as explosive. It will take some advanced knowledge in chemistry to get the Ammonium Nitrate in fertiliser to be explosive again!
As long as the AN is kept separate from oxidizing chemicals it is very stable. AN will not explode unless confined and allowed to build pressure with an oxidiser. When involved in a fire, flooding amounts of water to cool and breakup the molten mass is required. As in the Texas City exxplosion the AN fire was in an enclosed vessel and the increase in pressure made the AN explosive.
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∙ 7y agoNo. It is not flammable but it is an oxidizer which helps other materials combust.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium_nitrate_%28data_page%29#Hazards_Identification
Potassium nitrate is not flammable, but it can act as an oxidizer in some fires.
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∙ 11y agoPotassium nitrate is not flammable; potassium nitrate is decomposed by heating in potassium oxide and nitrogen dioxide.
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∙ 9y agoYes it burns at a very high temperature.
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NAME OF KNO3?
KNO3 is the chemical formula of potassium nitrate.
How many mole of nitrate ion in one mole of potassium nitrate?
Potassium nitrate is KNO3. There is one potassium per one nitrate. One mole of potassium nitrate contains one mole of nitrate.
What is the compound name for KNO3?
potassium nitrite
What is the chemical reaction of a solution of lead nitrate is added to a solution of potassium sulfate?
Lead nitrate + potassium sulfate ---> Lead sulfate + Potassium nitrate
What is the molecular equation of silver nitrate and potassium iodide?
Silver nitrate + Potassium iodide ----> Silver iodide + Potassium nitrate AgNO3 + KI ----> AgI + KNO3
NAME OF KNO3?
KNO3 is the chemical formula of potassium nitrate.
Is potassium nitrate safe to use around animals?
No. Saltpeter is a dangerous substance.
Is potassium nitrate just potassium plus nitrate?
Technically, yes. Potassium nitrate is a potassium atom attached to the nitrate ion.
What is potassium with nitrate?
Potassium nitrate = KNO3
How many mole of nitrate ion in one mole of potassium nitrate?
Potassium nitrate is KNO3. There is one potassium per one nitrate. One mole of potassium nitrate contains one mole of nitrate.
What does lead nitrate and potassium bromide make?
lead nitrate + potassium bromide --> lead bromide + potassium nitrate
What is the compound name for KNO3?
potassium nitrite
Where is potassium nitrate look like?
Potassium nitrate is white.
Is potassium nitrate a compound or an element?
Potassium nitrate is a compound. Its formula is KNO3.
Is potassium nitrate has solibility in water or not?
Potassium nitrate is quite soluble in water, as are all nitrate salts.
potassium chloride + silver nitrate yields potassium nitrate + silver chloride?
no
What is the chemical reaction of a solution of lead nitrate is added to a solution of potassium sulfate?
Lead nitrate + potassium sulfate ---> Lead sulfate + Potassium nitrate
