What are the products obtained when ammonia is reacted with excess chlorine?

What are the products obtained when ammonia is reacted with excess chlorine?
  1. $\mathrm{N}_2$ and $\mathrm{NCl}_3$
  2. $\mathrm{N}_2$ and $\mathrm{HCl}$
  3. $\mathrm{N}_2$ and $\mathrm{NH}_4 \mathrm{Cl}$
  4. $\mathrm{NCl}_3$ and $\mathrm{HCl}$

Solution

$\mathrm{NH}_3+\underset{\text { excess }}{3 \mathrm{Cl}_2} \longrightarrow \underset{\substack{\text { products }}}{\mathrm{NCl}_3+3 \mathrm{HCl}}$

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2001

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