Ammonia, NH 3, is an alkaline gas and so turns damp red litmus paper blue. Ammonium ions (NH 4 +) – found in ammonium compounds such as ammonium chloride, ammonium nitrate and ammonium sulfate ...

Ammonia is added to solutions of cobalt, nickel, and copper 2+ cations. First formation of the hydroxide precipitate is seen, then of the ammonia complex. Pour 0.1M solutions of Cu2+, Co2+, and Ni2+ ...