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The oxygen-balanced equation for explosive ANFO is given below.
3NH4NO3+CH2→7H2O+CO2+3N2
For 100 litre of fuel oil having density 850 kg/m3 the amount of ammonium nitrate to be mixed, in kg, is (round off to two decimal places)

Correct : 1453.00

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