One or more options correct
Which of the following statements regarding compounds of nitrogen and phosphorus is/are correct?
- A. Heating ammonium dichromate gives , whereas heating ammonium nitrate at about gives .
- B. is the anhydride of nitric acid, .
- C. Phosphorous acid, , is a tribasic acid.
- D. Treating excess chlorine with ammonia gives and as the main products.
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Answer: A
Option A: (the volcano reaction), and , so both parts are correct. Option B: reacts with water to give nitrous acid, , with nitrogen in the state, so it is the anhydride of , while is the anhydride of ; B is wrong. Option C: is , with one bond and two ionisable groups, so it is dibasic, not tribasic, and C is wrong. Option D: with excess ammonia, chlorine gives and , but with excess chlorine the product is explosive , so D is wrong. Only A is correct.
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