Chemistry A-Level
Formation of ammonium salts with dilute acids
What Formation of ammonium salts with dilute acids means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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When an amine reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid, the lone pair forms a dative bond to H⁺ and the product is the substituted ammonium salt.
Topics that use Formation of ammonium salts with dilute acids
- Amines (OCR A-Level)
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