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Joseph priestly??

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prepared ammonia by heating slaked lime. he called it alkaline air.

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Claude Berthelot??

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studied chemical properties of the gas

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3
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Davy??

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established basic composition

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lab prep of ammonia (using ammonium salts)

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ammonium salt (NH4Cl) with an alkali (Ca(OH)2) , releasing CaCl2, H20 and NH3.

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5
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why is NH4NO3 not used in lab prep

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explosive and decomposes

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6
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how and why is ammonia collected

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downward displacement of air
1. lighter than air
2. highly soluble in water

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7
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why is more weight of alkali used in prep using ammonium salts

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to counteract the loss by sublimation of NH4Cl on heating in solid state

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8
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why is Ca(OH)2 used in lab prep

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cheap and not deliquescent

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9
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why is flask kept inclined in lab prep

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so that water vapour may not trickle down and crack the hot flask

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10
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drying agent used for ammonia

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quicklime

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V.D of ammonia

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8.5

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lab prep of ammonia(metal nitrides)

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Mg3N2 with warm water, releasing Mg(OH)2 and NH3

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precaution of lab prep using metal nitrides

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thistle funnel should dip below level of water

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why is lab prep using metal nitride rarely used?

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nitrides are expensive

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15
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what is the process of manufacture of ammonia called?

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Haber’s process

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16
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Haber’s process

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Nitrogen and hydrogen combine in a ratio of 1:3. 2 vols of ammonia is released.

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conditions of haber’s process

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reversible, exothermic(22,400 cals), decrease in volume
temp: 450-500 degrees
pressure: 200-900 atmos.
catalyst: Fe/Mo

18
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precaution in haber’s process

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CO, CO2, H2S poisons the catalyst, so mixture must be free of them

19
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how is ammonia in haber’s process condensed

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mixture of NH3, and residual nitrogen and hydrogen is allowed to expand suddenly under high pressure, through a small nozzle into a region of low pressure.

20
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how is nitrogen of haber’s process obtained?

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fractional distillation of air

21
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Le Chatelier’s principle

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if a reaction is exothermic, it is favoured by lowering the temperature

22
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methods of seperation of ammonia from uncombined nitrogen and hydrogen in haber’s process

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  1. liquefaction- it condenses at -33 degrees, at 8 atmos. p
  2. dissolving in water- 1 vol. of water dissolves 702 vols. of ammonia, at 20 degrees and 1 atmos. p
23
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physical properties of ammonia

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colourless, strong pungent odour, slight alkaline taste
non poisonous, affects respiratory system

24
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freezing point and boiling point of ammonia

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freezes: -77.7 degrees
boils: -33.5 degrees

25
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chemical properties of ammonia

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neither combustible, nor a supporter of combustion
burns in oxygen and undergoes catalytic oxidation

26
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when is ammonia neutral to dry litmus

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perfectly dry ammonia OR ammonia in liquefied form

27
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what is liquor ammonia

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an aqueous solution of ammonia in water. it is prepared by dissolving ammonia gas in water using funnel arrangement

28
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why is ammonia basic?

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aqueous solution of ammonia is alkaline and acts as a weak base, since it undergoes partial dissociation in aq. soln. to give hydroxyl ions in low concentration

29
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what happens when excess ammonia is passed through aqueous salt solutions

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it precipitates hydroxides of metals from the solution of their salts

30
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why is ammonium hydroxide used in qualitative analysis for identifying positive cations

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it reacts with metallic salt solutions to give insoluble precipitates of respective metallic hydroxides. precipitates vary in colour and solubility in excess NH4OH

31
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reducing nature of ammonia

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reduces metallic oxides and chlorine

32
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what happens when ammonia reacts with excess chlorine

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HCl is formed, along with explosive yellow liquid Nitrogen Trichloride

33
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how to prepare nitrogen from unstable ammonium nitrite

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first prepare NH4NO2 by mixing NH4Cl with NaNO2. The ammonium nitrite decomposes into water and nitrogen

34
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nessler’s reagent

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potassium mercuric iodide (turns pale brown in ammonia; brown precipitate is formed in excess)

35
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industrial uses of ammonia

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source of hydrogen and nitric acid, explosives, urea, dyes and drugs, baking soda, washing soda, artificial silk, fertilizers

36
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uses of liquor ammonia

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  1. emulsifies and dissolves fats, grease, removes oil stains
  2. cleans windows and porcelain
37
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uses of liquid ammonia

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used as refrigerant, since
1. highly volatile and high latent heat of evaporation
2. easily liquefies under pressure, at low temperatures
therefore, when liquid ammonia evaporates, it absorbs a lot of heat from the surroundings and reduces the temperature

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