Calcium cynamide is a/an

A. Ammonium fertilisers

B. Amide fertilisers

C. Nitrate fertilisers

D. Both B and C

Answer: Option B

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Calcium cyanamide is an amide fertilizer. It is an inorganic compound with the formula CaCN₂. It is the calcium salt of the cyanamide anion. In contact with water, it decomposes and liberates ammonia.
This chemical is used as fertilizer and is commercially known as nitrolime. It was first synthesized in 1898 by Adolph Frank and Nikoden Caro.