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When an Ammonium Salt is Warmed with Sodium Hydroxide Solution, Ammonia Gas is Evolved. State Three Ways by Which You Can Identify this Gas.

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When an ammonium salt is warmed with sodium hydroxide solution, ammonia gas is evolved. State three ways by which you can identify this gas.
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Solution

Three ways to identify ammonia gas:
1. It is a pungent smell gas.
2. It gives white precipitate when bubbles through a solution of lead nitrate.
3. It gives a brown colour or precipitate when treated with Nessler's reagent.

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Chapter 9: Study of Compounds: Ammonia - Exercise 5 [Page 223]

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Frank Chemistry Part 2 [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 9 Study of Compounds: Ammonia
Exercise 5 | Q 5 | Page 223
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