ANFO Is an Explosive Mixture of Ammonium Nitrate, NH₄NO₃, and Fuel

question 52

Multiple Choice

ANFO is an explosive mixture of ammonium nitrate, NH₄NO₃, and fuel oil. When this mixture explodes, the ammonium nitrate undergoes

• A) oxidation.
• B) reduction.
• C) both oxidation and reduction.
• D) neither oxidation nor reduction.

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