When Calcium Carbide () is heated strongly with atmospheric Nitrogen gas (), it produces an important nitrogenous fertilizer commercially known as Nitrolium. What is the active chemical composition of

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When Calcium Carbide ($CaC_2$) is heated strongly with atmospheric Nitrogen gas ($N_2$), it produces an important nitrogenous fertilizer commercially known as Nitrolium. What is the active chemical composition of Nitrolium?

Prashant Kotian · Accepted Answer

Correct answer: B. Calcium carbide reacts with nitrogen gas at high temperatures to form a mixture of calcium cyanamide () and carbon (). This grey/black mixture is known as Nitrolium and is widely used as a slow-release nitrogen fertilizer.

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