ICSE Class 10 Chemistry Question 48 of 69

Study of Compounds — Ammonia — Question 49

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Question 1(2015)

From the list of the gases — Ammonia, ethane, hydrogen chloride, hydrogen sulphide, ethyne — Select the gas which is used as a reducing agent in reducing copper oxide to copper.

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Ammonia

Reducing nature of ammonia:
2NH3 + 3CuO ⟶ 3Cu + 3H2O + N2 [g]