Question

Ammonia acts as a :

• A. reducing agent
• B. oxidising agent
• C. bleaching agent
• D. both A and C

Answer 1

The correct option is A reducing agent

Ammonia is a strong reducing agent. It dissolves alkali metals and other electropositive metals such as Mg,Ca,Sr,Ba etc. At low concentration deep blue solutions are formed these contain metal cations and solvated electrons.
${Li}^{+}+e^{-}\rightleftharpoons Li{Na}^{+}+e^{-}\rightleftharpoons Na$