TheDulki
Harmless
Posts: 3
Registered: 6-10-2013
Member Is Offline
Mood: No Mood
|
|
Is this right?
Hey, is this Formula right:
NH4OH + KNO3 = KOH + NH4NO3
And if it is right, hos do i seperate the two?
Sorry if i wrote anyyhing wrong. I'm completely new to chemistry.
|
|
|
Justin Blaise
Hazard to Self
Posts: 82
Registered: 5-10-2011
Location: Parts Unknown
Member Is Offline
Mood: No Mood
|
|
The reverse reaction is much more favorable due to the fact that NH4OH is in equilibrium with gaseous ammonia and water (NH3 +H2O --> NH4OH). This
reaction also favors the products due to favorably increasing entropy. If the reaction you proposed does occur, I would guess that it would only occur
to a tiny extent.
|
|
|
bfesser
|
Thread Moved
6-10-2013 at 15:18 |
WPK0129
Harmless
Posts: 18
Registered: 8-10-2013
Member Is Offline
Mood: No Mood
|
|
True. If you do manage to make it, separating the two would be tricky while still keeping them as KOH and NH4NO3 and not some other compounds. It
seems that KOH is not soluble in liquid ammonia (no warmer than -33 degrees celsius), but NH4NO3 is. Keeping things that cold would be a challenge
for your average person without dry ice, etc.
|
|
|
WPK0129
Harmless
Posts: 18
Registered: 8-10-2013
Member Is Offline
Mood: No Mood
|
|
Plus, if you have any KNO3 leftover, that would dissolve in the ammonia, too.
|
|
|
![[*]](images/xpblue/default_icon.gif){kind=icon}
