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CHEMISTRY LEVEL 3


1. GAS LAWS
2. THE MOLE: Formulae and Chemical Equations
3. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY 1
4. NITROGEN AND ITS COMPOUNDS
5. SULPHUR AND ITS COMPOUNDS
6. CHLORINE AND ITS COMPOUNDS
7. A guide to chemical tests based on this module
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Nitrogen and its Compounds: Uses of nitric (V) acid



4.0 Nitrogen and its Compounds


4.5.5 Uses of nitric (V) acid


  1. Manufacture of dyes, medicines and perfumes.
  2. Manufacture of explosives and gun powder
  3. Manufacture of nitrogenous fertilizers such as calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN), diammonium phosphate (DAP), ammonium sulphate, and urea
  4. Purification or refining of precious unreactive metals such as silver and gold