JEE Main levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 2 of 3mt025
In Serpeck's process bauxite is heated with coke in a stream of nitrogen to give AlN. Treating AlN with water gives
AAl(OH)X3 and NX2
BAl and NHX3
CAl(OH)X3 and NHX3
DAlX2OX3 and NX2
Answer: C
The nitride is hydrolysed: AlN+3HX2OAl(OH)X3+NHX3. Nitrogen is in the −3 state in AlN and is released as ammonia, not as NX2, and no reduction to metal occurs in water.