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  4. Ostwald's process involves oxidation of ammonia to ' Y ' in the presence of platinum gauze. How many atoms of nitrogen is/are present in one molecule of product ' Y '?

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Q. Ostwald's process involves oxidation of ammonia to ' $Y$ ' in the presence of platinum gauze. How many atoms of nitrogen is/are present in one molecule of product ' $Y$ '?

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Solution:

Ostwald's process:
$4 NH _{3( g )}+5 O _{2( g )} \xrightarrow{ Pt ( s )} 4 NO _{( g )}+6 H _{2} O _{( g )}$
Product ' $Y$ ' is nitric oxide $(NO)$.
$\therefore $ No. of atoms of nitrogen in one molecule of nitric oxide $=1$