Question

Name the following:

A compound which liberates ammonia on reaction with hot water.

Answer 1

Aluminum nitride reacts with hot water to liberate ammonia.

• The reaction can be given as follows:

$$\begin{gathered} \mathrm{AlN}+{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\to \mathrm{Al}{\left(\mathrm{OH}\right)}_3+{\mathrm{NH}}_3 \\ \mathrm{Aluminium}\mathrm{nitrate}\mathrm{Water}\mathrm{Aluminium}\mathrm{hydroxide}\mathrm{Ammonia} \end{gathered}$$