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In some conditions, yes; ammonium nitrate is an explosive material very unpredictable.
More fully, Ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3) is flammable, but it is primarily an oxidizer, giving oxygen to other burning things to allow them to burn faster, or even explode (like the Oklahoma City car bomb). It will also spontaneously ignite when mixed with certain metals and organic compounds (zinc, acetic acid). Given that, the ammmonium nitrate in an ice pack is highly purified and well-contained so that I do not worry about them spontaneously exploding, but I wouldn't throw one in a fire, either. In fact (though probably not recommended), I recycle the ammonium nitrate back to dry powder in a zip-lock ready for use with water again.
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Do Walgreen's cold pack contain ammoniun nitrate?
is there ammonium nitrate found in walgreens cold packs
How can you safely dispose of the ammonium nitrate solution in a used instant cold pack?
Do not pour down a drain. You can mix it with a gallon of water and distribute as fertilizer for plants. An alternative is to take it to a hazardous waste facility.
Where can you get ammonium nitrate?
If you have a farm, some agricultural supply stores have it, but you need to be able to prove you have a farm before they'll sell it to you. Get it from instant cold packs that clearly say that it has it and be sure not to break the bag if water inside the bag this stuff is much more purer tan agricultural stuff and no DEA crap. You can buy Ammonium Nitrate at your local grocery store. It is in a product called Ace, and it is an insta-cold pack. You can find it near icy hot. It sells for about $3. You also can search where to get the fertilizer (Ammonium Nitrate) on the internet there are many sites offering and companies are mentioned with their places.
Why a ice pack is shaken after the inner bag has burst?
to enable the particles of the ammonium nitrate inside it dissolve faster or react faster
What is in a ice pack?
Ammonium nitrate crystals and water. When you pop the water pack, the two undergo an endothermic reaction, forming ammonium and nitrate ions (NH4+ & NO3-). Water breaks the two parts of NH4NO3 into the positive and negative parts, and it takes heat energy from the surrounding area to make the separation. When it dries it recombines and releases that heat (not observed because water gets colder when it evaporates). So if you CAREFULLY cut that bag open and dry it, it will do the same thing again. I wouldn't want to eat the crystals or the end liquid. plant fertilizers don't make good food.
Example how a cold pack works?
Ammonium nitrate and water are in separate compartments in the cold pack. To activate the cold pack, you break the compartments in the pack so the ammonium nitrate and water mix. The ammonium nitrate absorbs all of the heat, making the water ice cold.
Do Walgreen's cold pack contain ammoniun nitrate?
is there ammonium nitrate found in walgreens cold packs
What can be mixed to produce a very cold effect that doesn't give off an unsafe gas?
Instant cold packs use water and ammonium nitrate. The ammonium nitrate is a powder found inside the cold pack, and the water is inside a plastic container inside the cold pack. When the plastic container containing the water is broken and mixed with the ammonium nitrate, the water dissolves the ammonium nitrate, which is overall an endothermic reaction, causing the cold pack to get cold.
What solutes is most suitable for use in a cold pack ammonium nitrate sodium acetate ammonium chloride urea?
I suppose that the most suitable is the ammonium nitrate - NH4NO3.
What is in a cold pack?
Water and ammonium nitrate. When you break the tube of ammonium nitrate inside, it mixes with the water to cause an endothermic reaction that absorbs heat. That's why it gets cold.
How can we make an efficient instant cold pack by using ammonium nitrate and water?
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What is in the outer bag of the instant cold pack?
Ammonium Nitrate and water. Urea + plus a Non-Toxic Cooling Additive and Water providing a safer alternative to the dangerous Ammonium Nitrate *Ammonium Nitrate is highly dangerous and used as an oxidizing agent in explosives.
Can the liquid from a cold pack be recycled?
too dangerous to do ammonium nitrate is very toxic and corrosive take it to a hazardous waste dump
Why do cold packs feel cold?
In a chemical ice pack you have to break some sort of seal so that two chemicals react. The chemicals that are used are chosen because when mixed they create an endothermic reaction causing it to feel cold
Is urea dangerous in a cold pack?
In cold packs is usedAmmonium nitrate. It's dangerous because it can explode. But for this it must be absolutely dry.In a cold pack it is in a water solution. Nevertheless you shouldn't eat it or contact it a long time with your skin. In case of a damage of the cold pack you can just wash it away with water.
How do cold packs work?
Instant hot and cold packs are used by athletes to quickly and conveniently treat an injury. They last for about 20 minutes. The packs take advantage of chemicals that either absorb a lot of heat or release a lot of heat when dissolved in water. When a chemical process absorbs a lot of heat it is called endothermic. When heat is released, it is called exothermic. In cold packs, ammonium nitrate is used because it absorbs a lot of heat when it dissolves in water. The water and ammonium nitrate are in separate compartments in the pack. When the cold pack is needed, the chambers are broken and the ammonium nitrate dissolves in the water, absorbing heat and making the pack as cold as 0C. In hot packs, calcium chloride or magnesium sulphate are used, along with the water. They release heat when the chambers are broken and the chemical dissolves in the water. A hot pack can reach a temperature of 90C. :)
How can you safely dispose of the ammonium nitrate solution in a used instant cold pack?
Do not pour down a drain. You can mix it with a gallon of water and distribute as fertilizer for plants. An alternative is to take it to a hazardous waste facility.
