This property of both nitro and nitrate groups is because their thermal decomposition yields molecular nitrogen N 2 gas plus considerable energy, due to the high strength of the bond in molecular nitrogen.
Mount Ararat (16,940 feet, 5165 m) is the largest volcano in Turkey. Although not currently active, its most recent eruption has probably been within the last 10,000 years.
Written For: Decoded Past. Indonesiaâs Mount Tambora produced the largest volcanic eruption of historic time. Image: NASA. April 17, 1815, saw the largest, and arguably the most deadly, volcanic eruption of historic times when Indonesiaâs Tambora volcano quite literally blew its top.The statistics are mind-boggling.mage: NASA. April 17, 1815, saw the largest, and arguably the most deadly, volcanic eruption of historic times when Indonesiaâs Tambora volcano quite literally blew its top.