Question

What are the products formed when ammonia is oxidized with copper oxide?

Answer 1

Products formed when ammonia is oxidized with copper oxide:

• When ammonia reacts with Copper oxide ($CuO$), it produces solid copper and liberates nitrogen gas.
• In this reaction, the color of black Copper oxide is converted to reddish-brown $Cu$ solid.
• This reaction illustrates the reducing nature of ammonia.

When ammonia is oxidized with copper oxide it gives the following products:

$$\begin{gathered} 3CuO\left(s\right)+2N{H}_3\left(g\right)\to 3Cu\left(s\right)+N_2\left(g\right)+3H_{2}O\left(l\right) \\ CopperoxideAmmoniaCopperNitrogenWater \end{gathered}$$