Q.
HNO3 oxidises NH4+ ions to nitrogen and itself gets reduced to NO2. The moles of HNO3 required by 1mole of (NH4)2SO4 is:
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Solution:
HNO3+NH4+→N2+NO2 V.F.ofHNO3=(5−4)=1 V.F.ofNH4+=[0−(−3)]=3
so molar ratio of HNO3 and NH4+is3:1. 1 mole (NH4)2SO4 is found to contain 2 mole of NH4+ HNO3 is 3×2=6 moles