A piece of magnesium ribbon is heated to redness in an atmosphere of nitrogen and cooled, on adding water the gas evolved is

Ammonia

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Hydrogen

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Nitrogen

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Oxygen

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Solution

The correct option is A
Ammonia

$3 M g + N_{2} \to M g_{3} N_{2} ↓ H_{2} O M g (O H)_{2} + N H_{3} ↑$

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A piece of Mg ribbon is heated to redness in an atmosphere of Nitrogen and on cooling with water. The evolved gas is

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