Question

Conversion of nitrate to ammonia is?

• A. Amination process
• B. Deamination process
• C. Oxidative process
• D. Reductive process

Answer 1

The correct option is D Reductive process

The oxidation number of nitrogen in the compound nitrate is +5 and in the compound ammonia is -3. So, in the conversion of the nitrate to ammonia the oxidation number of nitrogen is changing from +5 to -3 which indicates that there is a gain of electrons which is called reduction. So, the given process is the reductive process.

Deamination process is the process in which there is a removal of amine group from any compound.

The animation process is the process in which an amine group is added to an organic compound

Oxidative process is the process in which electrons are lost and the oxidation number of the element increases.

So, the correct option is D. Reductive process