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  • Oct 12, 2011, 08:13 PM
    I_dont_wanna
    Where do you get oxygen in the equation CuCl2 NH3 = [Cu(NH3)4(H2O)2]2 N2 2HCl?
    I don't understand.
  • Oct 12, 2011, 08:28 PM
    taxesforaliens
    You are probably not doing the reaction in vacuum
  • Oct 12, 2011, 09:51 PM
    I_dont_wanna
    would you include oxygen from the atmosphere in that equation?
    and if it's in water, would that be included in the equation?
  • Oct 13, 2011, 01:24 AM
    Unknown008
    Hm.. I haven't seen any reaction like this one before, that is where ammonia is oxidised to nitrogen gas from copper chloride... And that HCl is formed, which is supposed to react to ammonia to form ammonium chloride...

    But if that indeed takes place, I would place my bet on water, water coming from CuCl2 (aq), because [Cu(NH3)4(H2O)2]^2+ is a complex which is responsible for the deep blue color of copper + ammonia solutions.
  • Oct 13, 2011, 06:20 AM
    I_dont_wanna
    But how would you get water from CuCl2?
  • Oct 13, 2011, 06:49 AM
    Unknown008
    CuCl2 is aqueous, hence, it's in solution, and when solution is mentioned, water is present :)
  • Oct 13, 2011, 01:12 PM
    I_dont_wanna
    How would you incorporate water into the reaction? Would you put it in with the reactants? How would you balance the equation?
  • Oct 13, 2011, 10:43 PM
    Unknown008
    You can incorporate it with the reactants [ + H2O (l) ] and balance accordingly.

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