Question

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

Answer 1

Three ways in which ammonia gas can be identified is:
It has a sharp characteristic odour When a glass rod dipped in HCl is brought in contact with the gas white colour fumes of ammonium chloride are formed It turns moist red litmus blue, moist turmeric paper brown and phenolphthalein solution pink.