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Calcium Nitrate

Calcium Nitrate

Chemical Name Calcium Nitrate
Chemical Formula Ca(NO3)2(H2O)x
CAS# 10124-37-5
IUPAC ID Calcium Nitrate
EC Number 233-332-1
Appearance White deliquescent granules
Flash point Non-flammable
Odour No Odour
Uses
  • Used in agriculture as a fertilizer and in match manufacture as an oxidizing agent.
  • It is also used in the explosives and pyrotechnics industries.
  • It is used to make fireworks and incandescent lamp chimney in the light industry.
  • Used as a raw material in making other nitrate compounds.
  • Calcium Nitrate is a nitrate salt of Calcium which contains calcium and nitrogen and oxygen. Calcium nitrate is a white or whitish-grey coloured granular solid which absorbs moisture from the air and is usually found as a tetrahydrate compound Ca(NO3)2.4H2O

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