Ncert Exercises & Solutions

Write a balanced chemical equation for the reaction showing catalytic oxidation of NH₃ by atmospheric oxygen.

Ammonia (NH₃) on catalytic oxidation by atmospheric oxygen in presence of Rh/Pt gauge at 500K under pressure of 9 bar producesnitrous oxide.

Balanced chemical reaction can be written as

4 {NH}_{3} + \underset{From air}{5 O_{2}} \to_{500 K; 9 bar}^{Pt / Rh gauge catalyst} 4 NO + 6 H_{2} O