Q406
Calcium cynamide is a/an
A.
Ammonium fertilisers
B.
Amide fertilisers
AnswerC.
Nitrate fertilisers
D.
Both B and C
Answer: Option B
Solution
Answer: Option B
Solution:
Calcium cyanamide is an amide fertilizer. It is an inorganic compound with the formula CaCN2. It is the calcium salt of the cyanamide anion. In contact with water, it decomposes and liberates ammonia.This chemical is used as fertilizer and is commercially known as nitrolime. It was first synthesized in 1898 by Adolph Frank and Nikoden Caro.