Metal Oxides, Metal Hydroxides & Ammonia

Oxides and Hydroxides Metal Oxides and Metal Hydroxides are BASES, All Metal Oxides and Metal Hydroxides react with acids to form salt and water, Reactions where metal oxide/metal hydroxide reacts with acids are neutralisation reactions, A way to remember the equation for metal oxides/hydroxides reacting with acids is to remember that the product of a reaction like this is always the base at the front with the type of acid after it, plus water.Some examples:-HydroCHLORIC Acid + COPPER Oxide --> COPPER CHLORIDE + Water-HydroCHLORIC Acid + SODIUM Hydroxide --> SODIUM CHLORIDE + Water-SULFURIC Acid + ZINC Oxide --> ZINC SULFATE + Water-SULFURIC Acid + CALCIUM Hydroxide --> CALCIUM SULFATE + Water-NITRIC Acid + MAGNESIUM Oxide --> MAGNESIUM NITRATE + Water-NITRIC Acid + POTASSIUM Hydroxide --> POTASSIUM NITRATE + WaterAmmonia-Ammonia dissolves in water to make an alkaline solution,-Then, when it reacts with nitric acid it produces a neutral salt: ammonium nitrate,-NO WATER is produced as a product in this experiment, ONLY the ammonium nitrate salt,-Ammonium Nitrate is a good fertiliser because it has nitrogen from two different sources, the ammonia AND the nitric acid. -Plants need this nitrogen to make proteins.