A rod dipped in hydrochloric acid is brought over the mouth of a bottle containing liquid ammonia. What will happen? Write a balanced chemical equation.

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When a rod dipped in hydrochloric acid is bring near the mouth of test tube containing ammonia, the formation of ammonium chloride fumes takes place. This is used as a test to detect presence of ammonia.

The reaction taking place can be shown as:

NH3 + HCl → NH4Cl

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A rod dipped in hydrochloric acid is brought over the mouth of a bottle containing liquid ammonia. What will happen? Write a balanced chemical equation.

When a rod dipped in hydrochloric acid is bring near the mouth of test tube containing ammonia, the formation of ammonium chloride fumes takes place. This is used as a test to detect presence of ammonia. The reaction taking place can be shown as: NH3 + HCl → NH4Cl

When a rod dipped in hydrochloric acid is bring near the mouth of test tube containing ammonia, the formation of ammonium chloride fumes takes place. This is used as a test to detect presence of ammonia.

The reaction taking place can be shown as:

NH3 + HCl → NH4Cl