NaOCl + ammonia ------->?

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NaOCl + ammonia ------->?

2007-04-06 06:00:07 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Sodium hypochlorite (laundry bleach) mixed with ammonium hydroxide (household ammonia) produces a toxic gas called chloramide or chloramine. It smells very much like, and is about as toxic as chlorine gas.

Do not try this experiment at home -- I did it when I was young, and it chased the entire family out of the house for several hours until we could air the house.

2007-04-06 06:29:05 · answer #1 · answered by Dave_Stark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Bleach and ammonia?

NHCl2 + NH2CL

2007-04-06 06:05:50 · answer #2 · answered by Brian L 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋

Please do not do this reaction in your home. Some people have been rendered unconscious from the resulting fumes.

2007-04-06 06:23:20 · answer #3 · answered by reb1240 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋