Mixing vinegar and ammonia?

Question

Write a balanced chemical equation for the neutralization reaction of acetic acid and ammonia. What is the salt that is created?

Answer 1

The neutralization reaction of acetic acid and ammonia:

CH3COOH (aq) + NH3 (g) --> CH3COONH4 (aq)

The final product, Ammonium acetate could be written as NH4C2H3O2
or

H+ (aq) + CH3COO- (aq) + NH3 (g) --> NH4+ (aq) + CH3COO- (aq)

The net ionic equation is:

H+ (aq) + NH3 (g) --> NH4+ (aq)

If you mean household ammonia, which is Ammonium hydroxide, then:

CH3COOH (aq) + NH4OH (aq) --> CH3COONH4 (aq) + H2O (l)

or

H+ (aq) + CH3COO- (aq) + NH4+ (aq) + OH- (aq) --> NH4+ (aq) + CH3COO- (aq) + H2O (l)

The net ionic equation is:

H+ (aq) + OH- (aq) --> H2O (l)

Answer 2

Vinegar is a solution of acetic acid. Liquid ammonia that you get at home is actually ammonium hydroxide. So the reaction is:

acetic acid + ammonium hydroxide = ammonium acetate + water

CH3COOH (aq) + NH4OH (aq) =====> NH4O2CCH3 + H2O

of course, the acetic acid is really in the form of acetate ions and hydronium ions, and the ammonium hydroxide is in the form of ammonium ions and hydroxide ions, but I'll let you work that part out.

Answer 3

8+5-77.06^