Chemistry:Hydrazine nitrate

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Hydrazine nitrate
Names
Other names
hydrazinium nitrate
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChemSpider
UNII
Properties
Molar mass 95.02
Appearance Clear liquid
Density 1.64 g/cm3
Melting point 72°C
Soluble in water
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Hydrazine nitrate is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula N
2
H
4
 · HNO
3
. It has usage in liquid explosives as an oxidizer. It exists in two crystalline forms, stable α-type and unstable β-type. The former is usually used in explosives. Its solubility is small in alcohols but large in water and hydrazine. It has strong hygroscopicity, only slightly lower than ammonium nitrate.[1]

Hydrazine nitrate has a good thermal stability. Its weight loss rate at 100 °C is slower than that of ammonium nitrate. Its explosion point is 307 °C (50% detonation) and explosion heat is about 3.829 MJ/kg. Because it has no carbon elements, the detonation products are not solid and their average molecular weight is small.[1]

Production

Hydrazine nitrate is produced by the reaction of hydrazine and nitric acid:[2]

N2H4 + HNO3 → N2H5NO3

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Liu, Jiping (2015). Liquid Explosives. Springer. p. 6. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-45847-1. ISBN 9783662458464. 
  2. D. G. Karraker (1981). Cu(II) - Catalyzed Hydrazine Reduction of Ferric Nitrate (PDF) (Technical report). United States Department of Energy. doi:10.2172/5658572.

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