Compounds of Nitrogen
Compounds of Nitrogen: Overview
This topic describes the preparation and properties of nitrogen compounds. We will learn about dinitrogen, ammonia and oxides of nitrogen in brief. We will also study the uses of nitrogen compounds.
Important Questions on Compounds of Nitrogen
The brown fumes of nitric acid are stronger when copper is added to nitric acid and heated than when heated alone. Why?

Give the oxidation number of nitrogen monoxide(in the reaction of acidified ferrous sulphate with sodium nitrite).

Sodium nitrite reacts with acidified ferrous sulphate produces iron sulphate in addition to this sodium hydrogen sulphate, water and nitrogen dioxide.

When sodium nitrite reacts with acidified _____, it produces ferric sulphate, sodium hydrogen sulphate, water and nitrogen monoxide.


Give the chemical reaction between the sodium nitrite and acidified ferrous sulphate.


Write the chemical reaction of thermal decomposition of ammonium nitrate.

When ammonia reacts with chlorine in excess, an explosive substance _____ is formed.

Give the chemical reaction between chlorine and ammonia.

What happens if ammonia reacts with the excess of chlorine?

Which of the following compound is formed on reduction of ammonia with bleaching powder?


Ammonia reduces bleaching powder to calcium dichloride and prodcues oxygen.

Give the chemical reaction between calcium hypochlorite and ammonia.

Give a chemical reaction that shows the thermal decomposition of lead nitrate.

Which of the following molecule is dimerises to give nitrogen tetraoxide?

Nitrogen dioxide molecules are highly reactive and tend to form a dimer by pairing the unpaired electrons.

_____ is paramagnetic due to the presence of one unpaired electron and read to dimerises to form .
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