All ammonium salts liberate ammonia when :

heated with

H C l

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heated with caustic soda

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heated with

H_{2} S O_{4}

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heated with

N a N O_{2}

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Solution

The correct option is B heated with caustic soda
All ammonium salts liberate ammonia when heated with caustic soda.
Any ammonium salt on beating with any alkali loses $N H_{3}$ .

For example: $N H_{4} C l + N a O H ⟶ N a O H + H_{2} O + N H_{3} ↑$

So, the correct option is $B$

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