Question

In an historically famous experiment wöhler heated "inorganic" ammonium cyanate in the absence of air. the only product of the reaction was "organic" urea, co(nh2)2. no other products were formed in the reaction. what is the formula of the cyanate ion present in ammonium cyanate? a cno– b cno2– c co– d no

Answer 1

Amonium cyanate is CH₄N₂O. It has an ammonium ion, NH₄⁺, and a CNO⁻ ion. So, the formula of cyanate ion present in ammonium cyanate is CNO⁻.