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Explain the following:
Ammonium nitrate is not used in the laboratory preparation of \[\ce{NH3}\].
The following question is based on the preparation of ammonia gas in the laboratory:
Explain why ammonium nitrate is not used in the preparation of ammonia.
Solution
Ammonium nitrate is explosive in nature, and it decomposes to give nitrous oxide \[\ce{N2O}\] and water \[\ce{H2O}\]. Thus, it is not used in the laboratory preparation of ammonia.
\[\ce{NH4NO -> N2O + 2H2O}\]
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