Question

What happens when Ammonium nitrate is heated? (write balanced chemical equation)

Answer 1

1. Decomposition reaction

When a reactant undergoes break down to generate multiple smaller products, this type of reaction is called decomposition reaction.

2. Heating of Ammonium nitrate

When Ammonium nitrate is heated, it undergoes a decomposition reaction to give Nitrous oxide and Water as two main products. The chemical equation is given below:

$$\begin{gathered} {\mathrm{NH}}_4{\mathrm{NO}}_3\left(\mathrm{s}\right)\to {\mathrm{N}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{g}\right)+{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{g}\right) \\ (\mathrm{Ammonium}\mathrm{nitrate})(\mathrm{Nitrous}\mathrm{oxide})\left(\mathrm{Water}\right) \end{gathered}$$

The balanced chemical equation for the reaction is shown below.

$$\begin{gathered} {\mathrm{NH}}_4{\mathrm{NO}}_3\left(\mathrm{s}\right)\to {\mathrm{N}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{g}\right)+2{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\left(\mathrm{g}\right) \\ (\mathrm{Ammonium}\mathrm{nitrate})(\mathrm{Nitrous}\mathrm{oxide})\left(\mathrm{Water}\right) \end{gathered}$$