P-Block Elements Ques 235
Question: Ammonium nitrate decomposes on heating into
[NCERT 1974,75; CPMT 1973, 78, 88, 94; AMU 1984]
Options:
A) Ammonia and nitric acid
B) Nitrous oxide and water
C) Nitrogen, hydrogen and ozone
D) Nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide and hydrogen
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
$ \underset{(S)}{\mathop{NH_4NO_3}}\xrightarrow{\Delta }2H_2O\uparrow +\underset{\begin{smallmatrix} \text{Nitrous oxide} \\ \text{(Laughing}\text{gas)} \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{N_2O\uparrow }} $
