Question

Nishi, a student of chemistry, observed some suspicious movements in her neighbourhood people and one day saw packets of ammonium nitrate in their hand. As a student of chemistry she knew that ammonium nitrate is used in explosives. She immediately informed the police and they were caught. Comment on brief: (a) the value (s) displayed by Nishi (b) name the gas evolved on heating ammonium nitrate. Write the chemical reaction. (c) write two uses of ammonium nitrate.

Answer 1

@- The value displayed by Nisha is good as she is a chemistry student ..so her mind.,,is good in chemistry..B-- Nitrogen gas in evolved on heating ammonium nitrate.
Reaction-- NH4NO3 → N2O + 2H2O

C-- Used as Xplosives and Fireworks...