In an online assignment, I had to write the net reaction. I wrote:
NH4+(aq) + OH-(aq) --> NH3(g) + H2O(l)
It counted everything correct except the "gas" form of NH3. It says NH3 is not a gas in this reaction. Could someone please tell me why it isn't, and what the correct form should be?
NH4+(aq) + OH-(aq) --> NH3(g) + H2O(l)
It counted everything correct except the "gas" form of NH3. It says NH3 is not a gas in this reaction. Could someone please tell me why it isn't, and what the correct form should be?
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Ammonia is fairly soluble in water, so the ammonia will actually form an aqueous solution. In fact, the formula NH4OH is often used to designate a concentrated solution of ammonia in water.
I'd argue that NH4+ (aq) + OH- (aq) -> NH3 (g) + H2O (l) is actually an equilibrium, not a reaction; in an aqueous solution of ammonia, NH4+, OH-, NH3, and H2O will all be present.
I'd argue that NH4+ (aq) + OH- (aq) -> NH3 (g) + H2O (l) is actually an equilibrium, not a reaction; in an aqueous solution of ammonia, NH4+, OH-, NH3, and H2O will all be present.