Ammonium nitrate
SIAL/A7455 - BioXtra, ≥99.5%
Synonym: NH4NO3 ; Nitrate of ammonia
CAS Number: 6484-52-2
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): H4N2O3
Molecular Weight: 80.04
EC Number: 229-347-8
MDL Number: MFCD00011425
Linear Formula: NH4NO3
Product Type: Chemical
| anion traces | chloride (Cl-): ≤0.0005% |
| sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.002% | |
| assay | ≥99.5% |
| bp | 210 °C (lit.) |
| cation traces | Al: ≤0.0005% |
| Ca: ≤0.005% | |
| Cu: ≤0.0005% | |
| Fe: ≤0.0005% | |
| K: ≤0.005% | |
| Mg: ≤0.0005% | |
| Na: ≤0.005% | |
| Pb: ≤0.001% | |
| Zn: ≤0.0005% | |
| form | solid |
| ign. residue | ≤0.01% |
| impurities | ≤0.0005% Phosphorus (P) |
| ≤0.005% Insoluble matter | |
| InChI | 1S/HNO3.H3N/c2-1(3)4;/h(H |
| InChI key | PRORZGWHZXZQMV-UHFFFAOYSA |
| mp | 169 °C (lit.) |
| product line | BioXtra |
| Quality Level | 200  |
| SMILES string | N.O[N+]([O-])=O |
| solubility | H2O: 1 M, clear, colorless |
| Application: | Ammonium nitrate is used as a component of impregnation solution in Gallyas silver stain technique for tissues. |
| General description: | Ammonium nitrate (AN) is used as a commercial fertilizer. It is also used as a component of explosives. |
| Packaging: | 2.5 kg in poly bottle |
| Packaging: | 500 g in poly bottle |
| Symbol |   GHS03,GHS07 |
| Signal word | Warning |
| Hazard statements | H272 - H319 |
| Precautionary statements | P210 - P220 - P264 - P280 - P305 + P351 + P338 - P337 + P313 |
| Hazard Codes | O,Xi |
| Risk Statements | 8-36/37/38 |
| Safety Statements | 17-26-36 |
| RIDADR | UN 1942 5.1 / PGIII |
| WGK Germany | WGK 1 |
| Purity | ≥99.5% |
| bp | 210 °C (lit.) |
| mp | 169 °C (lit.) |
| UNSPSC | 12352302 |