Question

Question #12777

Answer 1

The answer is (A) `Ba_3N_2`.

Explanation:

The reaction between barium and nitrogen looks like this

`color(red)(3)Ba_((s)) + N_(color(green)(2)(g)) -> Ba_(color(red)(3))N_(color(green)(2)(g))`

Barium metal will react with nitrogen gas to form barium nitride.

You can read more about how barium nitride is formed here:

http://socratic.org/questions/can-you-explain-the-formation-of-an-ionic-compound-from-barium-and-nitrogen