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Question
Ranjana wants to prove that ammonia is a reducing agent. To demonstrate this, she passes ammonia gas over heated copper oxide.
Write a balanced chemical equation for the Black copper oxide changes to a reddish brown/pink copper reaction.
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Solution
\[\ce{CuO + 2NH3 -> Cu + 3H2O + N2}\]
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