Which of the following gas is prepared by warming ammonium sulphate with slaked lime?

Hydrogen

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Nitrogen

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Hydrogen chloride

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Ammonia

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Solution

The correct option is D
Ammonia

Ammonia gas can be prepared by warming ammonium salts with caustic alkalis such as slaked lime or caustic soda or caustic potash.

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

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