Ammonia reacts with excess of chlorine to form a yellow coloured highly explosive liquid. What is the chemical formula of that liquid?

N₂

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NCl₃

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HNO₃

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Solution

The correct option is C
NCl₃

Ammonia reacts with an excess of chlorine to form hydrogen chloride and yellow coloured highly explosive liquid nitrogen trichloride.

$N H_{3} + 3 C l_{2} \to 3 H C l + N C l_{3}$

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