On heating,ammonium nitrate decomposes into:

N H_{3}

and

H N O_{3}

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Nitrous oxide and water

Right on! Give the BNAT exam to get a 100% scholarship for BYJUS courses

N

H

and

O_{3}

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Nitric oxide ,

N O_{2}

and

H_{2}

No worries! We‘ve got your back. Try BYJU‘S free classes today!

Open in App

Solution

The correct option is A Nitrous oxide and water

Ammonium nitrate forms on heating Nitrous oxide and water
$N H_{4} N O_{3} \to N_{2} O + 2 H_{2} O$ .
Hencce option B is correct.

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

Q. Which oxide of nitrogen is obtained on heating ammonium nitrate at

250^{\circ}

Ammonium nitrate decomposes on heating.

Q. Ammonium nitrate decomposes on heating into:

Q. Lead nitrate on heating gives lead oxide,

N O_{2}

and oxygen. This reaction is

From the following list of substances. choose one substance in each case which matches the description given below :

Ammonium nitrate, calcium hydrogen carbonate, copper carbonate, lead nitrate, potassium nitrate, sodium carbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate. zinc carbonate.

(a) A nitrate which gives off only oxygen when heated.

(b) A nitrate which on heating decomposes into dinitrogen oxide [nitrous oxide] and steam.

Join BYJU'S Learning Program

On heating,ammonium nitrate decomposes into:

The correct option is A Nitrous oxide and water Ammonium nitrate forms on heating Nitrous oxide and waterNH4NO3→N2O+2H2O.Hencce option B is correct.

The correct option is A Nitrous oxide and water

Ammonium nitrate forms on heating Nitrous oxide and water
$N H_{4} N O_{3} \to N_{2} O + 2 H_{2} O$ .
Hencce option B is correct.