Write the equation when aqueous ammonia reacts with mercury (I) chloride.
A
2Hg2Cl2+NH3→4HgCl+HgNH2+NH4
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B
HgCl+NH3→HgNH2Cl+NH2Cl
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C
2HgCl+NH3→2Hg+NH2Cl+NH4Cl
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D
Hg2Cl2+NH3→Hg+HgNH2Cl+NH4Cl
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Solution
The correct option is DHg2Cl2+NH3→Hg+HgNH2Cl+NH4Cl When mercury (I) chloride reacts with aqueous ammonia, then there is the formation of Hg,HgNH2Cl and NH4Cl. The reaction is as follows: Hg2Cl2+NH3→Hg+HgNH2Cl+NH4Cl