Question

Give a balanced chemical equation for the following: Reaction of ammonia with nitric acid.

Answer 1

Reaction of ammonia $\left({\mathrm{NH}}_3\right)$ with nitric acid $\left({\mathrm{HNO}}_3\right)$:

• Ammonia on treatment with nitric acid, neutralizes the acid and forms ammonium nitrate $\left({\mathrm{NH}}_4{\mathrm{NO}}_3\right)$.
• Ammonium nitrate is a white crystalline substance.

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

• ${\mathrm{NH}}_3\left(g\right)+{\mathrm{HNO}}_3⟶{\mathrm{NH}}_4{\mathrm{NO}}_3$