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.
Europe's Largest Active Volcano Mount Etna Erupts - Nearly Kills BBC Crew Eruption of Mount Etna in Sicily, Italy. Mount Etna put on a fiery show as it erupted for the second time this month alone, injuring at least 10 people and ejecting lava and rocks up to 650 feet into the air. Mount Etna is Europeâs largest active volcano located in Sicily in southern Italy. The volcano began erupting on Feb. 27 and has been going strong since, continuously erupting streams of lava and ejecting rock and ash high into the air. A few days ago an unfortunate BBC news crew were at Mount Etna filming when the volcano began erupting rock and ash into the air.