Answer to Question #153333 in Inorganic Chemistry for Eva

Question

Give a balanced equation for the reaction in which nitrogen is oxidised and reduced

Answer 1

In the equations below, nitrogen is acting both as an oxidizing and a reducing agent. In reaction [i] Nitrogen is an oxidizing agent and in reaction [ii] it is a reducing agent.

3H_2(g) + N_2(g) $\to$ 2NH_3(g) .................................(i) Nitrogen is reduced

O_2(g) + N_2(g) $\to$ 2NO_(g) ...................................(ii) Nitrogen is oxidized