What happens when sodium hydroxide is heated with ammonium salts?

Ammonia gas is evolved

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Ammonia gas is evolved

When sodium hydroxide is heated with ammonium salts , ammonia gas is evolved.

$N H_{4} C l + N a O H \to N a C l + H_{2} O + N H_{3} {(N H_{4})}_{2} S O_{4} + 2 N a O H \to N a_{2} S O_{4} + 2 H_{2} O + 2 N H_{3}$

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