Calcium ammonium nitrate

This article is about the calcium-containing fertilizer. For the cerium-containing complex salt, see Ceric ammonium nitrate.
Calcium ammonium nitrate
Names
Other names
CAN
Identifiers
3D model (JSmol)
ChEBI
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard 100.035.702
EC Number
  • 239-289-5
  • InChI=1S/Ca.HNO3.2NO3.H3N/c;3*2-1(3)4;/h;(H,2,3,4);;;1H3/q+2;;2*-1;
    Key: QGPZBKDRJAXSRG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
  • N.[N+](=O)(O)[O-].[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[N+](=O)([O-])[O-].[Ca+2]
Properties
Variable
Appearance White to Yellow crystals with similar shape to that of Ammonium nitrate
Related compounds
Related compounds
 Ammonium nitrate
Calcium nitrate
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
Infobox references

Calcium ammonium nitrate or CAN, also known as nitro-limestone or nitrochalk, is a widely used inorganic fertilizer, accounting for 4% of all nitrogen fertilizer used worldwide in 2007.

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