Question

Name the following:

Ammonium salt used in explosives.

Answer 1

• Ammonium salts have the formula $\left(\mathrm{R}\right)4{\mathrm{N}}^{+}{\mathrm{A}}^{-}$, where $\mathrm{R}$ is hydrogen, alkyl, or aryl groups, and $\mathrm{A}$ is an anion.
• Ammonium nitrate $\left({\mathrm{NH}}_4{\mathrm{NO}}_3\right)$ is a salt made up of ammonia $\left({\mathrm{NH}}_3\right)$ and nitric acid $\left({\mathrm{HNO}}_3\right)$ used in fertilizers and explosive salt.
• Ammonium salt used in explosives is ammonium nitrate.