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What happens when ammonia and acetic acid is mixed?

Benjamin Gross  Follow

When acetic acid is reacted with ammonia,ammonium acetate is obtained. which on heating loses water molecule to form acetamide.

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Omme Salma   Follow

NH3(aq) + C2H4O2(aq) = NH4CH3COO(aq) -- Ammonium Acetate

ΔG(20C) = -34.7kJ Negative, so the reaction runs

ΔH(20C) = -51.7kJ Negative, so the reaction is exothermal

There now! You’ve learned some thermodynamics today.

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