GATE CY 2013 Question Paper (20-Jan-2013) (Shift 2)

Heating a mixture of ammonium chloride and sodium tetrahydridoborate gives one liquid product(X), along with other products, under ambient conditions.

The major product X formed in the reaction given below is

The standard half-cell reduction potential of $F{e}^{3+}(aq)|Fe$ is – 0.036 V and that of $O{H}^{-}(aq)|Fe(OH{)}_3(s)|Fe$ is – 0.786 V.

The standard half-cell reduction potential of $F{e}^{3+}(aq)|Fe$ is – 0.036 V and that of $O{H}^{-}(aq)|Fe(OH{)}_3(s)|Fe$ is – 0.786 V.