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Agriculture · Q739

Plant Pathology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 739

Q739

Calcium cynamide is a/an

A.
Ammonium fertilisers
B.
Amide fertilisers
Answer
C.
Nitrate fertilisers
D.
Both B and C

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Calcium cynamide is a/an Amide fertilisers.
Calcium cyanamide is an inorganic compound with the formula CaCN2. It is the calcium salt of the cyanamide (CN2-2) anion. This chemical is used as fertilizer and is commercially known as nitrolime.
Calcium cyanamide is used as a fertilizer, pesticide, and in the manufacture of other chemicals. It is irritating to the eyes, skin, and respiratory tract in humans. Acute (short-term) inhalation exposure may cause gastritis, rhinitis, pharyngitis, laryngitis and tracheobronchitis.