Chemistry
(a) Is ammonia more dense or less dense than air?
(b) What property of ammonia is demonstrated by the Fountain Experiment?
(c) Write the balanced equation for the reaction between ammonia and sulphuric acid.
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(a) Ammonia is less dense than air because vapour density of ammonia is 8.5 and that of air is 14.4.
(b) Fountain Experiment demonstrates the high solubility of ammonia gas in water.
(c) 2NH3 + H2SO4 ⟶ (NH4)2SO4
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