Question

What are the products obtained when ammonia is reacted with excess chlorine?

• A. $ {{N}_{2}} $ and $ NC{{l}_{3}} $
• B. $ {{N}_{2}} $ and $ HCl $
• C. $ {{N}_{2}} $ and $ N{{H}_{4}}Cl $
• D. $ NC{{l}_{3}} $ and $ HCl $

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Ammonia on reaction with excess of chlorine gives nitrogen trichloride
$N H_{3}+\underset{\text { excess }}{3 C l_{2}} \rightarrow N C l_{3}+3 H C l$