What type of reaction is: ammonium nitrate -> dinitrogen monoxide + water?

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anor277
Jul 14, 2017

Well it's a comproportionation reaction is it not?

Explanation:

You have got NH_4*NO_3, i.e. N(-III) and N(+V), and the nitrogens end up with a common oxidation state of stackrel(+I)N (individually N+(II) and N(0).

NH_4NO_3 +Delta rarr N_2O + 2H_2O

For nitrous oxide, N_2O, we have a Lewis structure of N-=stackrel(+)N-stackrel(-)Oharrstackrel(-)N=stackrel(+)N=O

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