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Rexburg, Idaho ([email protected] )

What is the precentage of Nitrogen in Ammonium Nitrate?

4/13/2002 10:54:26 AM

Cornwall UK.(50N 5W)300ft.

Brian,
What I use is 34.5 N.

4/14/2002 5:07:09 AM

western Kentucky

If You have Pure ammonium nitrate NH4NO3.. the percentage of nitrogen in that compound is aprox. 35% Nitrogen, 5% hydrogen, and 60% oxygen.

Justin

4/14/2002 2:47:15 PM

Rexburg, Idaho ([email protected] )

Thanks, How does that compare to urea?

4/14/2002 11:22:36 PM

Cornwall UK.(50N 5W)300ft.

Like fine wine compared to cheap brandy.
Urea is 46N. Scorchio.

4/15/2002 1:17:55 PM

Liverpool , England

Yo Mark,
Actualy urea will not burn even though it is 46%N. I know I use it all the time on everything and the info with it does say this.

Alun

4/15/2002 7:18:35 PM

Greencastle, PA

I got some ammonium sulfate today. How oes it compare to ammonium nitrate? Thanks,
Tom

4/15/2002 8:41:08 PM

western Kentucky

Pure ammonium sulfate (NH4)2 SO4 is aprox 21.21% nitrogen 6.06% hydrogen 24.24% sulfur and 48.48% Oxygen.. or at least that is the percentage composition of the compound.

Justin

4/16/2002 12:19:13 AM

Indiana

Sounds like someone got out the ol' Periodic Table of Elements.....the single most helpful tool in figuring stuff with pumpkins...........
Tom Beachy

4/16/2002 12:42:45 AM

walton n.y.

that amonium nitrate anr or sulfate work great on onions as well

4/19/2002 5:44:30 AM

Cornwall UK.(50N 5W)300ft.

One spring a few years ago I set out to top dress grass with Nitrogen.The spreader had seized up over the winter so I poured some deisel in the bottom to free it up,filled up with fertiliser and off I went.When the deisel soaked N hit the high speed metal spinning disc it caught fire.Initially I gazed in wonder at the thousands of tiny smoke plumes coming off the field then my expression changed when I realised that I was in fact sitting on a One ton Bomb.
Its a good job I was wearing my brown trousers.
I bolted across the field and dived over the nearest hedge.
Luckily I got away with it but it was a Scortchio experience!

4/20/2002 5:31:34 AM