Question

Write the equations for the action of heat on:

ammonium nitrate.

Answer 1

1. Ammonium nitrate($\mathit{N}{\mathit{H}}_{\mathbf{4}}\mathit{N}{\mathit{O}}_{\mathbf{3}}$) on thermal decomposition gives Nitrous oxide(${\mathit{N}}_{\mathbf{2}}\mathit{O}$) and water.
2. Nitrous oxide is also called Laughing gas.
3. So the chemical equation is,

$\underset{Ammoniumnitrate}{N{H}_{4}N{O}_3\left(g\right)}\stackrel{∆}{\to }\underset{Nitrousoxide}{N_{2}O\left(g\right)}+H_{2}O\left(l\right)$