The acid used in making fertilisers and explosives is _____________?

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a) hydrochloric acid
b) sulphuric acid
c) hydrochloric acid
d) nitric acid

2007-07-07 20:34:16 · 5 answers · asked by travel 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

D) Nitric Acid

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HNO3

2007-07-07 20:44:08 · answer #1 · answered by Papilio paris 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Nitric acid.
Ammonium nitrate is used both as an explosive and as a fertiliser.

2007-07-08 04:37:19 · answer #2 · answered by AndrewG 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

nitric acid

2007-07-08 07:18:29 · answer #3 · answered by Shobiz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

nitric acid

2007-07-08 03:37:36 · answer #4 · answered by emikato_913 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

nitric acid, HNO3

2007-07-08 03:47:07 · answer #5 · answered by talib_the_terror 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋