Q. When ammonium chloride is heated with NaOH, a gas is evolved, which has
A) Pungent odour
B) Smell of rotten eggs
C) Smell of ammonia
D) No smell
Explanation
(c)
Ammonium salts on heating with NaOH, give ammonia gas which has characteristic smell.
NH_{4}Cl+NaOH$\overset{\mathrm{\Delta}}{\rightarrow}$ NH_{3}↑+H_{2}O+NaCl
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