Question
Indicate whether the following statements are true or false
- Nitrogen is prepared in the laboratory by heating ammonium nitrite.
- Ammonia is highly soluble in water.
- Liquid ammonia contains no water.
- Liquid ammonia and liquor ammonia are the same things.
- Ammonia has no reducing properties.
Answer
- False. Nitrogen is prepared in the laboratory by heating ammonium nitrate, not ammonium nitrate.
- True. Ammonia is highly soluble in water.
- False. Liquid ammonia contains a small amount of water.
- False. Liquid ammonia and liquor ammonia are not the same things. Liquor ammonia is a solution of ammonia in water, whereas liquid ammonia is pure ammonia.
- False. Ammonia has reducing properties.
