Does the reaction between H2SO4 and NH4OH produces ammonia?

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i want to know if the reaction between H2SO4 and NH4OH produces ammonia..
 
hey can you help me out? i want to know if the reaction between H2SO4 and NH4OH produces ammonia.. ? :S please! lol:cool:
 
Looks like it'd be a basic neutralization reaction, producing ammonia sulfate and water as products. I suppose that'd leave a little ammonia from the ammonia sulfate dissociating in solution, but other than that, no, it's not going to like, give off gaseous ammonia.
 
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hey can you help me out? i want to know if the reaction between H2SO4 and NH4OH produces ammonia.. ? :S please! lol:cool:

no, they produce ammonium sulphate (a salt)

this reaction is used to make fertilizer.

If you have some NH4OH you already have a solution of ammonia in water. Simply heating this solution will give you ammonia.

NH4OH --> NH3 + H2O
 
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Sulfuric acid acidifies your system and protonates any ammonia that is formed.