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Nitrolim fertilizer is

A. CaCN2

B. CaCN2 + C

C. CAN

D. None of the above

Answer: Option B

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Nitrolim fertilizer is calcium cyanamide an inorganic compound with the formula CaCN2 + C. It is the calcium salt of the cyanamide anion. It reacts with water to form ammonia. This chemical is used as a fertilizer and is commercially known as nitrolime. It was first synthesized in 1898 by Adolph Frank and Nikodem Caro.

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