Question

When ammonium hydroxide reacts with nitric acid, the products formed are:

• A. Salt and Water
• B. Salt and Hydrogen gas
• C. Salt and Nitrogen gas
• D. Liquid nitrogen and hydrogen gas

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Salt and Water

When ammonium hydroxide reacts with nitric acid, the products formed are ammonium nitrate and water i.e. salt and water. It is a neutralisation reaction; as in it results in the formation of an ammonium salt and water.

$N{H}_{4}OH+HN{O}_3\to N{H}_{4}N{O}_3+H_{2}O$