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Question
Nitrogen combines with metals to form ______.
Options
Nitrites
Nitrates
Nitrosyl chlorides
Nitrides
MCQ
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Solution
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.
\[\ce{6Li(s) + N2(g) -> \underset{lithium nitride}{2Li3N}}\]
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