GRIGGS v. DUKE POWER CO., (1971) No. 124 Argued: December 14, 1970 Decided: March 8, 1971
Ammonium Nitrate and fertilizers. Ammonium Nitrate is generally used as a fertilizer. It is actually sold in the form of pellets that are coated with clay. The reason why it is very popular in agriculture is because of the high nitrogen amount in this compound.
The ammonium ion is a positively charged ion or cation and has the chemical formula, NH 4 +. Ammonium salts are commonly used in fertilizers. Examples of compounds containing the ammonium ion include, ammonium nitrate, NH 4 NO 3 and ammonium sulfate, (NH 4) 2 SO 4. All ammonium salts are soluble in water and dissociate or break down to produce aqueous ammonium ions. NH 4 NO 3 4 + (aq) + NO 3 - (aq) where aq = aqueous (surrounded by water) and s = solid. The ammonium ion is formed by the neutralization of the base ammonia, NH 3 with and acid. NH 3 + HNO 3 4 NO 3. NH 3 + H 2 SO 4 4) 2 SO 4. The ammonium ion has one co-ordinate covalent bond which involves the nitrogen atom donating two electrons in one of the N-H bonds.