Colour of gas:
Sodium Hydroxide + Ammonium chloride: Colourless
Calcium hydroxide + ammonium nitrate: Colourless
Odour:
Sodium~: pungent
Calcium~: pungent
Damp Red litmus paper:
Sodium~: Turns blue
Calcium~: Turns blue
Damp blue litmus paper:
Sodium~: Remains blue
Calcium: Remains blue
Name of gas formed: Ammonia
Conclusion
1) Ammonia
2) Alkali + ammonium salts = salt + water + ammonia gas
3) The mixture must be heated to evaporate the ammonia gas from the solution
4) Ammonia gas is alkaline in nature
5) Alkalis only show its properties in water
6) Heat a mixture of X and sodium hydroxide. If x is ammonia salt, there would be a colourless and pungent gas. It would turn red litmus paper blue. The gas would be ammonia gas.
7) Ammonium nitrate can react with calcium hydroxide to form calcium nitrate, water and ammonia.
Exercise:
1a) sodium hydroxide + ammonium chloride à sodium chloride + ammonia + water
b) NaOH + NH4Cl à NaCl + NH3 + H2O
2a) sodium hydroxide + ammonium sulfate à sodium sulfate + ammonia + water
b) 2NaOH + (NH4)2SO4 à Na2SO4 + 2NH3 + 2H2O
3a) sodium hydroxide + ammonium nitrate à sodium nitrate + ammonia + water
b) NaOH + NH4NO3 à NaNO3 + NH3 + H2O
4a) calcium hydroxide + ammonium chloride à calcium + ammonia + water
b) Ca(OH)2 + 2NH4Cl à CaCl2 + 2NH3 + 2H2O
5a) calcium hydroxide + ammonium sulfate à calcium sulfate + ammonia + water
b) Ca(OH)2 + (NH4)2SO4 à CaSO4 +2NH3 + 2H2O
6a) calcium hydroxide + ammonium nitrate à calcium nitrate + ammonia + water
b) Ca(OH)2 + 2NH4NO3 à Ca(NO3)2 + 2NH3 + H2O