Carboxylic Acids Question 27

Question: Product formed by heating a mixture of ammonium chloride and potassium cyanate is

Options:

A) $ N_2O $

B) $ NH_3 $

C) $ CH_3NH_2 $

D) $ H_2NCONH_2 $

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

$ \underset{\begin{smallmatrix} Ammonium \\ chloride \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{2NH_4Cl}}+\underset{\begin{smallmatrix} Potassium \\ Cyanate \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{KCNO}}\to \underset{Urea}{\mathop{NH_2-CO-NH_2}}+KCl $