To dazzle chemistry students, Mr. Turner collected volumes of ammonia and carbon dioxide. As the two colorless gases were combined in a closed two-liter bottle with a small amount of ammonium hydroxide, the chemistry students watched in amzement
at the growth of whitish crystals inside the bottle.
Mr. Turner wrote this equation to represent the reaction in the bottle:
CO2(g) + NH3(g) + H2O(l) - NH HCO3(s)
What type of reaction occurred in the bottle?
A)
synthesis
B)
combustion
C) decomposition
D)
triple displacement