Sodium when heated in a current of dry ammonia gives :-

Sodium nitrite

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Sodium hydride

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Sodium amide

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Sodium azide

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The correct option is D Sodium amide
Sodium when heated in a current of dry ammonia gives Sodium amide $(N a N H_{2})$ and Hydrogen gas.

$2 N a + 2 N H_{3} \to 2 N a N H_{2} + H_{2}$

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Sodium when heated in a current of dry ammonia gives :-

The correct option is D Sodium amideSodium when heated in a current of dry ammonia gives Sodium amide (NaNH2) and Hydrogen gas.2Na+2NH3→2NaNH2+H2

The correct option is D Sodium amide
Sodium when heated in a current of dry ammonia gives Sodium amide $(N a N H_{2})$ and Hydrogen gas.

$2 N a + 2 N H_{3} \to 2 N a N H_{2} + H_{2}$