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Nitrolim is a:

Nitrolim is a:

  • A. mixture of calcium carbide and nitrogen
  • B. mixture of calcium cyanamide and carbon
  • C. mixture of calcium cyanide and carbon
  • D. mixture of \( N H_{4} C N \) and \( C a C N \)

Step-by-step solution

Nitrolim is produced by heating calcium carbide with nitrogen, resulting in calcium cyanamide (CaCN2) mixed with carbon (CaC2 + N2 → CaCN2 + C). Hence, it is a mixture of calcium cyanamide and carbon.
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