What does the slaked lime react with to produce ammonia gas, and why urea does not react with slaked lime to produce ammonia gas?
Containing ammonium radical, such as ammonia, ammonium sulfate and so onNot theoretically, because urea is amide and has no ionic ammonium radical. Therefore, it does not react with the base.In fact, because lime and urea are likely to absorb moisture, they produce small amounts of ammonia.
Slaked lime and ammonium salt grind to produce ammonia gasUrea is a stable covalent bond between C and N, which does not react with bases to produce ammonia gas, just like ammonium salts
The reaction between slaked lime and ammonium salt (which needs heating) produces ammonia gas.Urea is a carbon amide, an organic covalent compound, and has no NH4+ ion, so it does not react with slaked lime.
