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Question
Give reason for the following:
Ammonia is unionised in the gaseous state but in the aqueous solution, it is a weak electrolyte.
Solution
Ammonia is a covalent compound. Therefore, it is unionised in the gaseous state, but in the aqueous solution, it gives NH4OH, a weak electrolyte that dissociates into ions.
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