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What is the action of the following regents on ammonia : (a) Nessler's reagent (b) Sodium metal

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Solution :Ammonia with ELECTROPOSITIVE metals like Na and K forms AMIDES.
(i) `2Na+2NH_(3) rarr underset("Sodium AMIDE")(2NaNH_(2)+H_(2))`
(ii) `2K+2NH_(3)rarrunderset("Potassium amide")(2KNH_(2)+H_(2))`


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