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why is it not possible to blance the floolowing equation/???

H2SO4 + NH3OH = (NH4)2SO4 + H20
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term90 wrote:why is it not possible to blance the floolowing equation/???

H2SO4 + NH3OH = (NH4)2SO4 + H20
It was already answered here:
http://www.webqc.org/chemicalforum/viewtopic.php?t=87
The reason is that NH3OH does not exists (and has a wrong formal oxidation state for N). Ammonium hydroxide has formula NH4OH.
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