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Is ammonia a metallic hydride

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Anonymous

9y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

No, ammonia is commonly called NH4OH, or ammonium hydroxide.

However in actual fact it is a NH3 + H2O solution.

There is no metal (or metal ion) present.

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