Ammonia gas was passed into water as shown below.

Ammonia gas was passed into water as shown below.

(a) When a red litmus paper was dropped into the resulting solution; it turned blue.Give a reason to this observation.
(b) What is the function of the funnel?

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(a) Ammonia dissolves in water to form ammonia solution which is basic
(b) Increase surface area to avoid sucking back of the gas.

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sharon kalunda answered the question on March 29, 2019 at 13:14

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