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10 grade science

Ammonium chloride, a sublimable solid undergoes__________ (synthesis/dissociation) on heating.

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Ammonium chloride undergoes dissociation on heating, not synthesis. The process is a physical change known as sublimation, where the solid directly converts into a gaseous state without passing through a liquid phase. The chemical equation for the dissociation of ammonium chloride is:

NH₄Cl(s) → NH₄(g) + Cl(g)

This reaction represents the breakdown of ammonium chloride into ammonia gas (NH₃) and hydrogen chloride gas (HCl) during the sublimation process.