Why is liquid ammonia bottle first cooled in ice before opening it ?
At room temperature, the vapour pressure of liquid ammonia is very high. On cooling vapour pressure decreases, therefore the liquid ammonia will not splash out
Why is liquid ammonia bottle first cooled in ice before opening it?
Why is liquid ammonia bottle first cooled in ice before opening it?
Why is liquid ammonia bottle first cooled in ice before opening it?
Why is liquid ammonia bottle first cooled in ice before opening it?
The vapour pressure of liquid ammonia is very high at room temperature. On cooling, the vapour pressure decreases restricting ammonia from splashing out.