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.
View full size image. Mount Tambora in Indonesia has been stirring lately, but don't expect another massive eruption from the so-called world's deadliest volcano, one scientist said. Tambora is famous for its 1815 eruption, the largest in recorded history, according to the Smithsonian's Global Volcanism Program.iew full size image. Mount Tambora in Indonesia has been stirring lately, but don't expect another massive eruption from the so-called world's deadliest volcano, one scientist said. Tambora is famous for its 1815 eruption, the largest in recorded history, according to the Smithsonian's Global Volcanism Program.