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Bee stings are acidic so it should be treated with an alkali such as ammonium hydroxide or calamine that can neutralize the acid.
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Is ammonium hydroxide a soluble base?
Yes, ammonia is a very soluble base. However the solution is (often incorrectly) called ammonium hydroxide: there is less than 0.01 M OH- (hydroxide) in a 6 M NH3 solution. NH4OH is NOT present in- and can NOT be isolated from this solution!
Chemical formula of ammonium hydroxide?
The Chemical formuls for ammonium hydroxide is = NH4OHAdded:I'm very sorry to inform you that ammonium hydroxide, much better known as ammonia, does NOT exist. Citation in wikipedia:Ammonium hydroxide, also known as ammonia water, ammonical liquor, ammonia liquor, aqua ammonia, or aqueous ammonia, is a solution of ammonia in water. It can be denoted by the symbols NH3(aq). Although its name suggests a salt with composition [NH4+][OH−], it is not actually possible to isolate samples of NH4OH - it exists only in dilute aqueous solutions.NH4+ is not an alkali metal, though it forms halogenides, nitrates and other salts like K+ and Na+.In a 1M ammonia solution, about 0.42% of the ammonia is converted to ammonium, NH4+, equivalent to a pH of 11.63.NH3 + H2O NH4+ + OH−.The base ionization constant isKb = [NH4+][OH-]/[NH3] = 1.8×10−5The name is ammonium hydroxide, and is an ionic compound composed of two polyatomic ions, NH4+, the ammonium ion, and OH-, the hydroxide ion. The formula for ammonium hydroxide is NH4OH.
Why is sodium hydroxide or ammonia a suitable reagent for cation testing?
Sodium hydroxide solution often produces a precipitate when mixed with a solution containing a metal cation. The colour of this solid is indicative of which cation you have, for instance copper hydroxide is light blue and iron(II) hydroxide is green. Ammonium hydroxide can also produce these precipitates, but the reactions are sometimes more complex.
When a bee stings you does it get very itchy?
Yes, bee stings often swell and then itch.
How do you make copper hydroxide?
Copper(II) hydroxide can be produced by adding a small amount of sodium hydroxide to a dilute solution of copper(II) sulfate (CuSO4 · 5H2O). The precipitate produced in this manner, however, often contains water molecules and an appreciable amount of sodium hydroxide impurity. A purer product can be attained if ammonium chloride is added to the solution beforehand. Alternatively, copper hydroxide is readily made by electrolysis of water (containing a little electrolyte such as sodium bicarbonate). A copper anode is used, often made from scrap copper.
What is the chemical formula for N-N?
Wrong N(oh)3Nitrogen hydroxide is NOT an exsisting compound. Only hydroxides of metallic elements are possible. The only N-containing 'hydroxide' I know about, is the often wrongly formulated formula for AMMONIA, NH4OH, but this should be written as NH3. However NH4OH is never called nitrogen hydroxide, but ammonium hydroxide.
What is a common name for NH3?
The common name for NH3 is ammonia. Ammonia is often used as a household cleaning agent in a solution of ammonium hydroxide.
What is hydroxide and hydrogen?
Hydrogen is a colourless gas at ordinary temperatures and pressures. It's also an element that combines with many other elements, for example, oxygen, to form water. The element sodium, a metal, can combine with hydrogen and oxygen to form sodium hydroxide. But other metals (and other things) form hydroxides too. Sodium hydroxide is NaOH where Na is sodium, O is oxygen and H is hydrogen. It's the OH part that's the hydroxide. In NH4OH, ammonium hydroxide, which is often used in dilute form for cleaning windows, that OH also stands for hydroxide. The OH is something that sticks together in many ways.
What do many bases have in common?
they often form hydroxide ions
What polyatomic ion do all bases end in?
The polyatomic ion we often see in a base is the hydroxide ion, which has OH- as its chemical formula. Some examples of bases are lithium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide and calcium hydroxide. They are written LiOH, NaOH, KOH and Ca(OH)2, respectively.
What chemical is most often used in the hydroxide precipitation process?
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What is the name of hydroxide used in making liquid soap?
Potassium hydroxide (KOH) is the alkali most often used in making handmade liquid soaps.
