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Grade 12Organic Chemistry

WRITE THE CHEMICAL EQUTION FORMALDEHYDE IS TREATED WITH AMMONIA

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The reaction between formaldehyde and ammonia is written as follows HCHO + NH3 ---------> H2C=NH + H2OThis is a condensation reaction in which two molecules or functional group combine to form a single molecule with the loss of water. As a water molecule is being lost, hence it more specifically a dehydration reaction. Here the product that is being formed is an imine.