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Chemistry Question on Organic Chemistry

The compound formed by the reaction of ethanal with semicarbazide contains _____number of nitrogen atoms.

Answer

The reaction between ethanol and semicarbazide is shown below:
CH3CH=O+H2NNHC(=O)NH2>CH3CH=NNHC(=O)NH2CH3 − CH = O + H2N − NH − C(= O) − NH2− > CH3 − CH = N − NH − C(= O) − NH2
The compound contains three nitrogen atoms