Chemistry
(a) Jiya was doing an experiment in which she had to dry up ammonia, but she observes that the concentrated sulphuric acid is not able to dry ammonia gas. Why is it so?
(b) Give the balanced chemical equation for the conversion of ammonia solution to an amphoteric hydroxide
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(a) As sulphuric acid reacts chemically with ammonia to form ammonium sulphate hence, it is not used as a drying agent for drying ammonia.
2NH3 + H2SO4 ⟶ (NH4)2SO4
(b) AlCl3 + 3NH4OH ⟶ 3NH4Cl + Al(OH)3
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