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Hazard Predictions

• Explosive: Reaction products may be explosive or sensitive to shock or friction
• Unstable when heated: Reaction products may be unstable above ambient temperatures

Nitrate and nitrite salts are oxidants, and under the right conditions will react vigorously with alkali metals, which are very strong reductants. Examples are below:

Nitrate explosives become extremely shock-sensitive when mixed with traces of potassium, sodium, or potassium-sodium alloy (H. Staudinger. Z. Elektrochem, 1925, 31, p. 549; Leleu, J., Cahiers de Notes Documentaires, 1975, 79, p. 266).

Interaction of sodium nitrate and sodium eventually gives a yellow explosive compound (sodium nitroxylate) (Dickinson, F. 1961. Mellor's Comprehensive Treatise on Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry. Vol. 2, Supplement 2, p. 518. Longmans, Green and Co Ltd.).

Ammonium nitrate is progressively reduced by alkali metals, eventually forming a yellow explosive solid (Mellor, J.W. 1964. Mellor's Comprehensive Treatise on Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry. Vol. 8, Supplement 1, p. 546. Longmans, Green and Co Ltd.).