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Grade 1010 grade science

3Cl2+8NH4OH → 6NH4Cl+8H2O+ N2. can anyone explain why nitrogen is evolved is evolved in this reaction ? what type of reaction is it ?

Profile image of kaushik kashyap
11 Years agoGrade 10
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Profile image of Sumit Majumdar
11 Years ago
Dear student,
This reaction is a compbustion reaction. Either Ammonia on its own or in in an aqueous medium reacts with chlorine to form nitrogen and hydro chloric acid (in aqueous medium it forms ammonium chloride). If excess of chlorine is present, then nitrogen tri chloride is also formed.
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Sumit