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Q. Which oxide of nitrogen is obtained on heating ammonium nitrate at $250^{\circ} C$ ?

AIIMSAIIMS 1999The p-Block Elements - Part2

Solution:

On heating Ammonium nitrate,

$NH _{4} NO _{3} \rightarrow N _{2} O +2 H _{2} O$

Nitrous oxide is evolved.