Assertion: ammonium nitrate | /r/HasProperty | hygroscopic
Facets:
value: highly
type: DEGREE
value: compared to ammonium sulfate
type: OTHER
value: largely
type: DEGREE
value: strongly
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Since ammonium nitrate is hygroscopic and therefore readily attracts moisture from air, it’s commonly stored in air-conditioned warehouses or in sealed bags.
text: Ammonium nitrate is a hygroscopic material but the literature points out that not all forms of ammonium.
text: During the period 1867–84, many people worked to develop nongelatinous ammonium nitrate mixtures, but nothing of value resulted, largely because ammonium nitrate is too hygroscopic; that is, it picks up moisture too readily.
text: Compared to ammonium sulfate, ammonium nitrate is strongly hygroscopic, so the mixture of ammonium sulfate and nitrate clogged together under the pressure of its own weight, turning it into a plaster-like substance in the 20 m high silo.
text: The mixture is affected by humidity because ammonium nitrate is highly hygroscopic.