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Preparation of Chlorine

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Calcium carbids reacts with nitrogen to form a black mixture of carbon and cyanamide. This mixture, known as nitrolime, is used as:

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a fertilizer

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a dye

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a paint

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an explosive

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Solution

The correct option is A a fertilizer
Calcium cyanamide is commercially known as nitrolime. This is an inorganic compound bearing the formula of $C a C N_{2}$ . It is used as a fertilizer in agriculture.

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