I just need help setting up this equation.
NH3 is titrated with HCL.
Does this mean the reaction is this?
NH3 + HCL --> NH4 + CL-
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This is a much more complicated question that appears on the surface.
Partly yes because the NH4Cl salt that is formed ionizes to NH4^+ + Cl^- in the water solution but the net ionic equation is H3O^+ + OH^- ==> 2H2O Or you can look at it in a little different way.
NH3 + H2O ==> NH4^+ + OH^-
HCl + H2O ==> Cl^- + H3O^+
As the H3O^+ reacts with OH^- to produce H2O, the equilibrium shifts in the direction of the H2O formation, which forces more and more of the NH3 to ionize to NH4^ + OH^-. Essentially, then, we don't have NH3 but NH4^+ + OH^- until all of the OH^- is used to form H2O. If this answer is not sufficient, I suspect you haven't typed all of the problem/question; therefore, please repost all of it and I'll try to take care of the complete problem.
To determine the equation for the titration of NH3 (ammonia) with HCl (hydrochloric acid), we need to consider the reaction between the two substances.
When ammonia reacts with hydrochloric acid, we can see that both the NH3 molecule and HCl molecule are acids and bases respectively. Ammonia acts as a base by accepting a proton (H+) from hydrochloric acid, which acts as an acid. The resulting products will be an ammonium ion (NH4+) and a chloride ion (Cl-).
So, the correct balanced equation for the reaction between NH3 and HCl is:
NH3 + HCl --> NH4+ + Cl-