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Fun with Ammoniuim Chloride ?


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I obtained some Ammoniuim Chloride, I was wondering if there where some cool experiments with it ? :P

Mix an excess amount of ammonium chloride with copper sulfate and then add an excess amount of NaOH. Observe the deep royal blue color (this can also be done by adding excess ammonia to copper sulfate). You get a complex ion [Cu(NH3)4](2+).

 

Mix a few grams of ammonium chloride with a few grams of sodium hydroxide in a LOOSELY capped glass bottle and put a few drops of water on the mix. You'll get a fairly vigorous reaction (not extremely violent, but nevertheless, quite vigorous) and evolution of a gas and quite some heat. When the reaction is over, put the bottle upside down in a tub, filled with water and take away the cap. You'll see the water sucked into the bottle quickly. The ammonia gas quickly dissolves in water.

Beware: the latter experiment must be done outside and be sure not to get any sodium hydroxide on your bare skin! That stuff eats skin quickly, especially if it is warm.

Do not use more than a few grams, do not scale up!

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