Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
The chemical compound ammonium nitrate the nitrate of ammonia with the chemical formula NH4NO3 is a white crystalline solid at room temperature and standard pressure. It is commonly used in agriculture as a high-nitrogen fertilizer and it has also been used as an oxidizing agent in explosives including improvised explosive devices. It is the main component of ANFO a popular explosive which accounts for 80% explosives used in North America.
