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Why must all animals eliminate ammonia from their bodies?
Ammonia is a toxic substance that can cause illnesses in animals. For this reason, ammonia must be eliminated from their bodies.
What can you do to eliminate or reduce the odor of ammonia?
Use a solution of 1 part vinegar and 2 parts water.
Does ammonia help eliminate decomposed dead human body odor?
The smell of rotting meat comes largely from amines like putrescine and cadaverine (and they smell pretty much exactly how you would expect from their names). I wouldn't expect ammonia to be particularly helpful in getting rid of the stink. Covering it up, maybe, but the smell of ammonia isn't particularly pleasant either.
What is the form of nitrogenous waste that most fish give off?
Most fish excrete nitrogenous waste in the form of ammonia. Ammonia is highly toxic, but fish eliminate it primarily through the gills and some through the urine. Some fish species, particularly those living in environments with low water availability, convert ammonia to a less toxic form, such as urea or uric acid, before excreting it.
How do tunicates eliminate nitrogenous wastes from their bodies?
Tunicates are invertebrate marine animals. These animals have very simplistic or lack an excretory systems and must eliminate nitrogenous waste through the diffusion of ammonia through their tissues. A sea squirt is a tunicate.
Where and how toxic ammonia converted into non toxic ammonia?
Ammonia is ammonia and ammonia is toxic. Non-toxic ammonia does not exist. Ammonia can be diluted in water or held in a sealed container, but it's still toxic.
What is the percent of ammonia in anhydrous ammonia?
99.95%(pure ammonia) or better is Refridgeration grade ammonia.
What is the difference between anydrous ammonia and aqueous ammonia?
Anhydrous ammonia is pure ammonia. Under normal conditions it is a gas, but it is usually stored as a liquid under pressure. Aqueous ammonia is ammonia dissolved in water. Household ammonia is a 3% solution of aqueous ammonia.
What is ammonia D?
It is regular old ammonia -- NH3. "Ammonia-D" is a trademarked name for ammonia in Windex.
Does freezing ammonia destroy its properties?
No. Frozen ammonia is still ammonia.
Why is ammonia good?
Generally ammonia is a gas. There are many uses with ammonia.
Is Ammonia heterogeneous or homogeneous mixtures?
Ammonia is a compound, not a mixture. Household ammonia is a homogeneous mixture of ammonia and water.
