Ammonium nitrate

months. Water from the pond in is collected through a flap using a pipette, and used to water the terrestrial plants in the terrestrial habitat at the top. This water is beneficial to the plants because it is high in ammonium from the fish, providing the plant with essential nitrates. The terrestrial plants used were purslane and annual bluegrass, which were found growing outside near the roots of a tree. These terrestrial plants are important to the terrestrial habitat because they provide the…

Since ammonia is a weak base, it combines with acids to form salts. Liquid ammonia is commonly reacted with hydrogen chloride to form a cloud of ammonium chloride. Salts produced by the reacting ammonia with acids or known as ammonium salts and contain the ammonium ion, NH4+. NH3 also ionizes to a small extent with metal oxides and the halogens. Like water, ammonia undergoes molecular autoionisation to form its acid and base components, decomposing to…

My group had been given a specific task to investigate according to the lab manual1. We were employed by the Environmental Protection Agency as chemists. Our task is to identify an unknown compound that was found in a nearby landfill. In this laboratory, the unknown compound was given to us by our TA. The main goal of this experiment was to correctly identify the unknown compound. We also wanted to discover as many chemical and physical properties as possible. Physical properties are those that…

population, more efficient agricultural techniques and larger scale farms must be employed. There exists some naturally occurring nitrogen fixing bacteria that are able to convert atmospheric N2 into the more useful form of NH3 or ammonium (NH4+) ions and naturally occurring nitrate salts, but due to the demands of industrialism and capitalism, using these methods is not the most economically favourable option. Instead a more consistent and reliable supply of nitrogen in the…

drink it," said Martin. The company claims that the water it returns to the river is unchanged from what it drew in. They also say they ensure the quality and safety of the plant and products they produce and stress that the chemicals made, like ammonium nitrate, are not harmful on their own (Good, 2014). However, convincing the people who live along this river might not be so…

It is terribly frightening to me that I am a corn person, not by choice but chance. Genetically, I wasn’t supposed to eat corn as a fundamental part of my everyday diet. Yet, I have been born in an era where every item I have eaten or intend to eat is pretty much derived from corn. Unless I choose to eat free-range chickens, grass fed beef, pretty much grow my own vegetables and bake my own goods, I am a corn person (we are “corn chips walking” as Pollen puts it) comprised of processed corn…

Introduction The contamination of large bodies of water is becoming a greater problem across the world due to our rapidly increasing population. People commonly pollute these areas with their release of waste products and trash, and these contaminants can spread from small streams or lakes to oceans and complete ecosystems. The pollutants that are released into the water sources are often inorganic substances, and the dissolved forms of these compounds can become ionic cations and anions. An…

reaction formed a white, milky precipitate, indicating sulfate ions' presence; see Table 2 of week 1 for results. Then we moved on to our cation test; this test involved a pH test, flame test, and more reaction tests. In one of our tests, we reacted ammonium nitrate with sodium hydroxide to create a solution; then, we tested the solution with pH and turmeric powder, which…

The airbag has killed almost blamed 11 people and many people were injured. Wharton management professor John Paul McDuffie pointed to the Takata use of ammonium nitrate in cartridges. The cartridge absorbs moisture which makes them to explode in higher level of heat and humidity. Many Takata’s competitor did not use the dangerous nitrate chemical. However takata was confident about their manufacturing expertise, said McDuffie. Ways to check whether your car is affected by recall or not:…

Corn’s journey starts after World War II when “the government had... a tremendous surplus of ammonium nitrate” which they sprayed on corn as a fertilizer to help farm the land without depleting nutrients (Pollan 41). This not only helped farmers grow higher yields but also “liberated [them] from old biological constraints” by allowing a monoculture and…