(a) Is ammonia more dense or less dense than air ?

(b) What property of ammonia is demonstrated by the Fountain Experiment ?

(c) Write the balanced equation for the reaction between ammonia and sulphuric acid.

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(a) Less dense

(b) Solubility in water.

(c)

The balanced equation for the reaction of ammonia with sulfuric acid is:

$2 N H_{3} + H_{2} S O_{4} \to (N H_{4})_{2} S O_{4}$

or

$2 N H_{4} O H + H_{2} S O_{4} \to (N H_{4})_{2} S O_{4} + 2 H_{2} O$

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(a) Is ammonia more dense or less dense than air ?

(b) What property of ammonia is demonstrated by the Fountain Experiment ?

(c) Write the balanced equation for the reaction between ammonia and sulphuric acid.

(a) Less dense

(b) Solubility in water.

(c)

The balanced equation for the reaction of ammonia with sulfuric acid is:

$2 N H_{3} + H_{2} S O_{4} \to (N H_{4})_{2} S O_{4}$

or

$2 N H_{4} O H + H_{2} S O_{4} \to (N H_{4})_{2} S O_{4} + 2 H_{2} O$