JAMB - Chemistry (2020 - No. 15)
The products of the thermal decomposition of ammonium trioxonitrate(v) are?
Nitrogen (I) Oxide and Water
Ammonia and Oxide
Nitrogen and Water
Nitrogen (IV) Oxide and Water
Explication
NH\(_4\)NO\(_3\) Ammonium Trioxonitrate(V) , unlike all other metallic trioxonitrates(v), decomposes on heating to give nitrogen(i)oxide N\(_2\)O and water.