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Calcium nitrate

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Calcium nitrate, also called Norgessalpeter (Norwegian saltpeter), is an inorganic compound with the formula Ca(NO3)2. [1]

34 relations: Alkaline earth metal, Ammonia, Ammonium nitrate, Anhydrous, Barium nitrate, Birkeland–Eyde process, Calcium ammonium nitrate, Calcium chloride, Calcium hydroxide, Calcium sulfate, Cave, Concrete, Coordination complex, Efflorescence, Fertilizer, Greenhouse, Hydroponics, Hygroscopy, Inorganic compound, Limestone, Magnesium nitrate, Manure, Nitric acid, Nitrogen dioxide, Nitrophosphate process, Norway, Notodden, Porsgrunn, Potassium nitrate, Salt (chemistry), Sodium nitrate, Strontium nitrate, Water, Water of crystallization.

Alkaline earth metal

The alkaline earth metals are six chemical elements in group 2 of the periodic table.

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Ammonia

Ammonia is a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen with the formula NH3.

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Ammonium nitrate

Ammonium nitrate is a chemical compound, the nitrate salt of the ammonium cation.

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Anhydrous

A substance is anhydrous if it contains no water.

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Barium nitrate

Barium nitrate is the inorganic compound with the chemical formula Ba(NO3)2.

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Birkeland–Eyde process

The Birkeland–Eyde process was one of the competing industrial processes in the beginning of nitrogen based fertilizer production.

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Calcium ammonium nitrate

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

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Calcium chloride

Calcium chloride is an inorganic compound, a salt with the chemical formula CaCl2.

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Calcium hydroxide

Calcium hydroxide (traditionally called slaked lime) is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Ca(OH)2.

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Calcium sulfate

Calcium sulfate (or calcium sulphate) is the inorganic compound with the formula CaSO4 and related hydrates.

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Cave

A cave is a hollow place in the ground, specifically a natural space large enough for a human to enter.

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Concrete

Concrete, usually Portland cement concrete, is a composite material composed of fine and coarse aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement (cement paste) that hardens over time—most frequently a lime-based cement binder, such as Portland cement, but sometimes with other hydraulic cements, such as a calcium aluminate cement.

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Coordination complex

In chemistry, a coordination complex consists of a central atom or ion, which is usually metallic and is called the coordination centre, and a surrounding array of bound molecules or ions, that are in turn known as ligands or complexing agents.

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Efflorescence

In chemistry, efflorescence (which means "to flower out" in French) is the migration of a salt to the surface of a porous material, where it forms a coating.

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Fertilizer

A fertilizer (American English) or fertiliser (British English; see spelling differences) is any material of natural or synthetic origin (other than liming materials) that is applied to soils or to plant tissues to supply one or more plant nutrients essential to the growth of plants.

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Greenhouse

A greenhouse (also called a glasshouse) is a structure with walls and roof made mainly of transparent material, such as glass, in which plants requiring regulated climatic conditions are grown.

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Hydroponics

Hydroponics is a subset of hydroculture, the method of growing plants without soil, using mineral nutrient solutions in a water solvent.

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Hygroscopy

Hygroscopy is the phenomenon of attracting and holding water molecules from the surrounding environment, which is usually at normal or room temperature.

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Inorganic compound

An inorganic compound is typically a chemical compound that lacks C-H bonds, that is, a compound that is not an organic compound, but the distinction is not defined or even of particular interest.

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Limestone

Limestone is a sedimentary rock, composed mainly of skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral, forams and molluscs.

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Magnesium nitrate

Magnesium nitrate refers to inorganic compounds with the formula Mg(NO3)2(H2O)x, where x.

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Manure

Manure is organic matter, mostly derived from animal feces except in the case of green manure, which can be used as organic fertilizer in agriculture.

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Nitric acid

Nitric acid (HNO3), also known as aqua fortis (Latin for "strong water") and spirit of niter, is a highly corrosive mineral acid.

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Nitrogen dioxide

Nitrogen dioxide is the chemical compound with the formula.

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Nitrophosphate process

The nitrophosphate process (also known as the Odda process) was a method for the industrial production of nitrogen fertilizers invented by Erling Johnson in the municipality of Odda, Norway around 1927.

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Norway

Norway (Norwegian: (Bokmål) or (Nynorsk); Norga), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a unitary sovereign state whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard.

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Notodden

is a city and municipality in Telemark county, Norway.

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Porsgrunn

is a city and municipality in Telemark county, Norway.

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Potassium nitrate

Potassium nitrate is a chemical compound with the chemical formula KNO3.

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Salt (chemistry)

In chemistry, a salt is an ionic compound that can be formed by the neutralization reaction of an acid and a base.

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Sodium nitrate

Sodium nitrate is the chemical compound with the formula NaNO3.

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Strontium nitrate

Strontium nitrate is an inorganic compound made of the elements strontium and nitrogen with the formula Sr(NO3)2.

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Water

Water is a transparent, tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless chemical substance that is the main constituent of Earth's streams, lakes, and oceans, and the fluids of most living organisms.

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Water of crystallization

In chemistry, water of crystallization or water of hydration or crystallization water is water molecules that are present inside crystals.

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Ca(NO3)2, Ca(NO3)2.4H2O, CaN3O6, Calcium nitrate tetrahydrate, Kalksalpeter, Nitrocalcite.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calcium_nitrate

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