Calcium Carbide () is reacted with atmospheric Nitrogen () at high temperatures to produce an important agricultural fertilizer commercially known as Nitrolium. What is the exact chemical composition

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Calcium Carbide ($CaC_2$) is reacted with atmospheric Nitrogen ($N_2$) at high temperatures to produce an important agricultural fertilizer commercially known as Nitrolium. What is the exact chemical composition of Nitrolium?

Prashant Kotian · Accepted Answer

Correct answer: C. When heated with , undergoes a reaction to form Calcium cyanamide () and elemental carbon (). This grey-black mixture is called Nitrolium and acts as an excellent slow-release nitrogen fertilizer.

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