Question

One mole of magnesium nitride on the reaction with an excess of water gives :

• A. one mole of ammonia
• B. one mole of nitric acid
• C. two moles of ammonia
• D. two moles of nitric acid

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

two moles of ammonia

Option (C) is correct.

One mole of magnesium nitride on the reaction with an excess of water gives two moles of ammonia and 3 moles of magnesium hydroxide.

$M{g}_3{N}_2+6H_{2}O⟶3Mg(OH{)}_2+2N{H}_3$