Ammonium nitrite

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Ammonium nitrite
Identifiers
CAS number [13446-48-5]
Properties
Molecular formula NH4NO2
Molar mass 64.06 g/mol
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)
Infobox references

Ammonium nitrite, NH4NO2, is a salt which contains ammonium and nitrite ions. It is used as a rodenticide, microbiocide and agricultural pesticide, and is acutely toxic to both humans and aquatic organisms.[1]

It can be formed by oxidizing ammonia with ozone or hydrogen peroxide, or in a precipitation reaction of barium or lead nitrite with ammonium sulfate, or silver nitrite with ammonium chloride. The precipitate is filtered off and the solution concentrated. It forms colorless crystals which are soluble in water and decompose on heating or in the presence of acid, with the formation of nitrogen. [2]

NH4NO2 -> N2 + 2H2O


References

  1. ^ "Ammonium nitrite - Identification, toxicity, use, water pollution potential, ecological toxicity and regulatory information". Retrieved on 2006-07-26.
  2. ^ "VIAS Encyclopedia: Ammonium Nitrite".
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