Easiest way to make ammonium nitrate

01.11.2022 • 1080p
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You can use pure ingredients, or any concentration of ingredients you have. You don't have to use the calculation if you don't want to, the litmus strip method tells you when you have the proper amounts just fine. In short, here are a few steps to make it with a precise calculation: 1. Decide how many grams you need. 2. Find out how many molecules that is. 3. The number of molecules you need of ammonium nitrate is the same number of molecules of nitric acid and molecules of ammonia. 4. multiply the number of molecules by their respective molecular mass to find out how many grams you need. You can buy the ingredients and litmus strips here: I got my nitric acid locally, but this company will ship: https://hvchemical.com/catalog/product/view/id/965/s/nitric-acid-70--glass-2-5-lt--rea-acs/ ammonia: https://www.walmart.com/ip/Top-Job-Basic-Clear-Ammonia-All-Purpose-Cleaner-64-fl-oz/49932653 litmus strips: https://hvchemical.com/catalog/product/view/id/34586/s/ph-strip--0-14-plastic-indicator-strips-100-vial/ You can learn more about the history of ammonium nitrate in my video about the Haber process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0h7_z8CgNU