Common Starting Materials Used as a Source of Nitride Anion

question 8

Multiple Choice

Common starting materials used as a source of nitride anion in the synthesis of complex metal nitrides are:

• A) sodium azide and ammonia
• B) nitrogen gas and a metal nitride
• C) potassium nitride and a transition metal azide

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