Multiple choice

Ammonia is the starting material for nitric acid manufacture.The solution of ammonia in water is known as

  1. ammonium chloride

  2. ammonium sulfate

  3. ammonium nitrate

  4. ammonium hydroxide

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Explanation

Ammonium hydroxide is a solution of ammonia in water. It can be denoted by the symbols NH3(aq). Although the name ammonium hydroxide suggests a base with composition [NH4+][OH], it is actually impossible to isolate samples of NH4OH. These ions only comprise a tiny fraction of ammonia.