Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Nitrogen and sulfur

Nitrogen and sulfur — practice question

Ammonia, $\text{NH}_3$, and hydrazine, $\text{NH}_2\text{NH}_2$, are both nitrogen-containing compounds, $\text{N}_2$. Which of the statements is correct?

  • AThe N-N bond in $\text{NH}_2\text{NH}_2$ is polar.
  • B$\text{NH}_3$ and $\text{NH}_2\text{NH}_2$ have lone pairs of electrons but $\text{N}_2$ does not.
  • CThe oxidation number of each nitrogen in $\text{NH}_2\text{NH}_2$ is $+2$.
  • DThe reaction of nitrogen with hydrogen has a high activation energy.

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