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- @X083@X05.@X0840 @X03 NITROGEN TRICHLORIDE
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- @X08Nitrogen trichloride@X05,@X08 also known as chloride of azode@X05,@X08 is an oily yellow
- liquid@X05.@X08 It explodes violently when it is heated above 60 degrees celsius@X05,@X08 or
- when it comes in contact with an open flame or spark@X05.@X08 It is fairly simple to
- produce@X05.@X08
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- 1@X05)@X08 In a beaker@X05,@X08 dissolve about 5 teaspoons of ammonium nitrate in water@X05.@X08
- Do not put so much ammonium nitrate into the solution that some of it
- remains undissolved in the bottom of the beaker@X05.@X08
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- 2@X05)@X08 Collect a quantity of chlorine gas in a second beaker by mixing hydrochloric
- acid with potassium permanganate in a large flask with a stopper and glass
- pipe@X05.@X08
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- 3@X05)@X08 Place the beaker containing the chlorine gas upside down on top of the
- beaker containing the ammonium nitrate solution@X05,@X08 and tape the beakers
- together@X05.@X08 Gently heat the bottom beaker@X05.@X08 When this is done@X05,@X08 oily yellow
- droplets will begin to form on the surface of the solution@X05,@X08 and sink down
- to the bottom@X05.@X08 At this time@X05,@X08 remove the heat source immediately@X05.@X08
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- Alternately@X05,@X08 the chlorine can be bubbled through the ammonium nitrate
- solution@X05,@X08 rather than collecting the gas in a beaker@X05,@X08 but this requires
- timing and a stand to hold the beaker and test tube@X05.@X08
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- The chlorine gas can also be mixed with anhydrous ammonia gas@X05,@X08 by gently
- heating a flask filled with clear household ammonia@X05.@X08 Place the glass tubes
- from the chlorine@X05-@X08generating flask and the tube from the ammonia@X05-@X08generating
- flask in another flask that contains water@X05.@X08
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- 4@X05)@X08 Collect the yellow droplets with an eyedropper@X05,@X08 and use them immediately@X05,@X08
- since nitrogen trichloride decomposes in 24 hours@X05.@X08
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