Ammonium Nitrate

Products Ammonium nitrate is available as a pure substance in specialty stores. It is included in instant refrigerated bags sold as medical devices. Some products also contain calcium ammonium nitrate. Structure and properties Ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3, Mr = 80.04 g/mol) exists as a white, crystalline, and odorless powder that is readily soluble in water. Structure: … Ammonium Nitrate

Oxygen

Products Oxygen is commercially available in the form of compressed gas cylinders (oxygen cylinders) with a white color as a compressed gas. In many countries, it is available from PanGas, for example. Structure and properties Oxygen (symbol: O, elemental: O2, atomic number: 8, atomic mass: 15,999) is present as dioxygen (O2, O=O) as a colorless, … Oxygen

Sodium Nitrate

Products Sodium nitrate is available as a pure substance in specialized stores. Structure and properties Sodium nitrate (NaNO3, Mr = 84.99 g/mol) exists as a white, crystalline and hygroscopic powder and is readily soluble in water. Sodium nitrate is the sodium salt of nitric acid. Structure: Na+NO3– Effects Sodium nitrate is used together with common … Sodium Nitrate

Silver Nitrate

Products Silver nitrate is available as a pure substance in pharmacies and drugstores. It is used as a medical device in the form of silver nitrate sticks. Structure and properties Silver nitrate (AgNO3, Mr = 169.9 g/mol) exists as colorless, translucent crystals or as a white, crystalline powder. It is odorless and very soluble in … Silver Nitrate

Silver Nitrate Rods

Products A silver nitrate stick looks like a large matchstick with a gray silver nitrate head. Potassium nitrate is included as an excipient. The sticks are commonly used in medical treatment. For example, the sticks are available from Laguba (http://www.laguba.ch). Structure and properties Silver nitrate (AgNO3, Mr = 169.9 g/mol) exists as colorless, translucent crystals … Silver Nitrate Rods

Nitrite Curing Salt

Structure and properties Nitrite curing salt is a mixture of the following two components: 1. common table salt: Na+Cl– 2. sodium nitrite: Na+NO2–, E 250 Sodium nitrite is the sodium salt of nitrous acid. It is present as a colorless to yellowish crystalline powder. Sodium nitrite is hygroscopic and slightly soluble in water. Caution: the … Nitrite Curing Salt

Explosives Precursors

Products Many of the chemicals involved are available in pharmacies and drugstores. Caution is advised when selling them. Suspicious transactions should be reported by specialists to the Federal Office of Police (fedpol). In many countries, legislation is currently being adapted to regulate access to precursors for private individuals and to make their misuse as difficult … Explosives Precursors

Nitric Acid

Products Nitric acid is available in pharmacies and drugstores in various concentrations. Structure and properties Nitric acid (HNO3, Mr = 63.0 g/mol) exists as a clear to nearly colorless liquid with a pungent odor that is miscible with water. It may turn yellowish in color. Various concentrations exist. These include: Fuming nitric acid: from about … Nitric Acid

Salts

Products Numerous active ingredients and pharmaceutical excipients are present in drugs as salts. They are also present in dietary supplements, in foods, medical devices and cosmetics. Various salts are available as open goods in pharmacies and drugstores. Structure Salts consist of positively and negatively charged atoms or compounds, that is, cations and anions. Together they … Salts

Pain Sensitive Teeth

Symptoms Pain-sensitive teeth manifest as short-lasting, sharp, acute pain that occurs in response to specific triggers. These include thermal, mechanical, chemical, evaporative, and osmotic stimuli: Cold, e.g., cold drinks, ice cream, inhalation of cold air, rinsing with water Heat, e.g. warm drinks Touch, e.g. when eating, during dental care. Sweet or sour If the dental … Pain Sensitive Teeth

Potassium Nitrate

Products Potassium nitrate is available as open goods in pharmacies and drugstores. Structure and properties Potassium nitrate (KNO3, Mr = 101.1 g/mol) exists as a white crystalline powder or as colorless crystals. It is slightly soluble in water at room temperature and very soluble in boiling water. Potassium nitrate is odorless, has a cooling salty … Potassium Nitrate