The major use of nitric acid in the manufacture of Ammonium nitrate. Ammonium nitrate is used as?

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Pyrotechnics

Fertilizers

Explosives

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Ammonium nitrate is used as fertilizer. It is not used in pyrotechnics and explosive manufacture as it does not yield oxygen on heating. Pyrotechnics is the science related to fireworks display, safety matches, oxygen candles. Nitrates which yield oxygen on decomposition are used in explosives provided they are not deliquescent in nature.

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