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As ammonium nitrate is a salt, both the cation, NH + 4, and the anion, NO − 3, may take part in chemical reactions. Solid ammonium nitrate decomposes on heating. At temperatures below around 300 °C, the decomposition mainly produces nitrous oxide and water: NH 4 NO 3 → N 2 O + 2 H 2 O. At higher temperatures, the following reaction ...
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Ammonium is a modified form of ammonia that has an extra hydrogen atom. It is a positively charged molecular ion with the chemical formula NH + 4 or [NH 4] +.It is formed by the addition of a proton (a hydrogen nucleus) to ammonia (NH 3).
The following chart shows the solubility of various ionic compounds in water at 1 atm pressure and room temperature (approx. 25 °C, 298.15 K). "Soluble" means the ionic compound doesn't precipitate, while "slightly soluble" and "insoluble" mean that a solid will precipitate; "slightly soluble" compounds like calcium sulfate may require heat to precipitate.
Ammonium nitrite is a chemical compound with the chemical formula [NH 4]NO 2. It is the ammonium salt of nitrous acid. It is composed of ammonium cations [NH 4] + and nitrite anions NO − 2. It is not used in pure isolated form since it is highly unstable and decomposes into water and nitrogen, even at room temperature.
In the NO − 3 anion, the oxidation state of the central nitrogen atom is V (+5). This corresponds to the highest possible oxidation number of nitrogen. Nitrate is a potentially powerful oxidizer as evidenced by its explosive behaviour at high temperature when it is detonated in ammonium nitrate (NH 4 NO 3), or black powder, ignited by the shock wave of a primary explosive.
Ammonium bromate is a very unstable compound that slowly decomposes at −5 °C and explodes at 54 °C. The decomposition proceeds as follows: [4] [5] NH 4 BrO 3 → NH 4 NO 3 + 2 Br 2 + O 2 + N 2 O + 6 H 2 O
The anion [Ce(NO 3) 6] 2− has T h (idealized O h) molecular symmetry. The CeO 12 core defines an icosahedron. [4] Ce 4+ is a strong one-electron oxidizing agent. In terms of its redox potential (E° ≈ 1.61 V vs. N.H.E.) it is an even stronger oxidizing agent than Cl 2 (E° ≈ 1.36 V). Few shelf-stable reagents are stronger oxidants.