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The following questions are pertaining to the laboratory preparation of Ammonia gas from Magnesium nitride:
How do you identify the gas formed?
Topic: Ammonia: preparation, properties and reactions
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NH₃ has a pungent smell, turns moist red litmus blue and gives dense white fumes with HCl.
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