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Ammonia is found in many household products, such as window cleaners. It turns red litmus blue. What is its nature?


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Ammonia:

  • Ammonia is a chemical compound that is made up of nitrogen and hydrogen atoms.
  • The chemical formula of ammonia is NH3.
  • The structure of ammonia is given below.
Explain the structure of ammonia class 11 chemistry CBSE

Nature of ammonia:

  • According to Bronsted-Lowry theory, a base is a substance that can accept hydrogen ion, H+.
  • Ammonia is considered a base because the nitrogen atom in ammonia has lone pairs and it easily accepts a proton.
  • The pH of the ammonia solution is above 7 at 25°C.
  • It turns red litmus to blue because of its basic nature.

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