Re: pH of Ammonium Nitrate solution

Mike Salmon (100114.2461@CompuServe.COM)
17 May 96 15:16:53 EDT

Dave Evans wrote

Ammonium Nitrate is a salt, not sure of it's pH though. Probably lower
than 7.

This is correct.

As a salt of a strong acid (Nitric) and a weak base (Ammonium hydroxide)
Ammonium Nitrate would be a weak acid.

The precise pH can be worked out if the concentration of the solution is
known.

Mike Salmon (Head of Science Surbiton High School, UK)