Question

Nitrogen combines with metals to form ______.

विकल्प

• Nitrites

• Nitrates

• Nitrosyl chlorides

• Nitrides

Answer 1

Nitrogen combines with metals to form Nitrides.

Explanation:

In the presence of nitrogen, highly electropositive metals like lithium or magnesium burn to produce metallic nitrides.

\[\ce{6Li(s) + N2(g) -> \underset{lithium nitride}{2Li3N}}\]