Why does the H in HCl move to a molecule of NH3? It doesn’t seem to make sense as both of the molecules are satisfied, right?
1 Answer
Feb 19, 2018
Does not the nitrogen become quaternized in the reaction....?
Explanation:
Often when you open a bottle of conc. acid next to an open bottle of conc. ammonia, you can see the white salt of ammonium chloride form in mid-air as the vapours from each bottle mix....
In ammonium chloride the nitrogen is quaternized, i.e. the nitrogen has formed FOUR formal
And why should this occur? Well, the nitrogen is certainly nucleophilic, and the hydrogen in