Question

Commercially nitrogen is prepared from

Answer 1

Explanation:

Dinitrogen is produced commercially by the liquefaction and fractional distillation of air. Liquid dinitrogen (b.p. 77.2 K) distils out first leaving behind liquid oxygen (b.p. 90 K). In the laboratory, dinitrogen is prepared by treating an aqueous solution of ammonium chloride with sodium nitrite.