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ammonium sulphate


anthropos

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My textbook states that I can deduce the type of acid used to make a salt by analysing its negative ions.

 

Calcium Chloride - CaCl2-----Ca-base ion Cl2-acid ion

 

so you know that by

 

CaO + HCL --> CaCl2 + H2O

 

Then I saw the following:

 

Ammonium sulphate - (NH4)2 S04-----(NH4)-base ion SO4-acid ion

 

2NH3 + H2O + H2SO4 --> (NH4)2 SO4 +H2O

 

Um...is the 2NH3 dissolved in H2O to give NH3 (aq) [aqueous ammonia] and then added to H2SO4 for neutralisation? I mean, the 2NH3 + H2O is actually mere dissolving but not neutralisation, right?

 

Sorry, guys, I don't know how to write subscripts on the forum....so it is rather hard to see what I am writing.

 

Thanks,

Anthropos

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