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In Serpeck's process bauxite is heated with coke in a stream of nitrogen to give . Treating with water gives

  1. A and
  2. B and
  3. C and
  4. D and

Answer: C

The nitride is hydrolysed: . Nitrogen is in the state in and is released as ammonia, not as , and no reduction to metal occurs in water.
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