What happens when you mix ammonia and nitric acid?

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I have heard that a mixture of nitric acid (HNO3) and ammonia (NH3) produces interesting results. Is this true? Anyone here ever done that?

 

[dick brain]

Good preworkout

 

[Grub]

NH3 + HNO3 = N2O + H2O

Laughing gas and water.

 

[Albino Sasquatch]

NH3 + HNO3 = N2O + H2O

Laughing gas and water.

Don't listen to this guy, it actually makes NH4NO3 also known as ammonium nitrate

 

[Grub]

Don't listen to this guy, it actually makes NH4NO3 also known as ammonium nitrate

Well you're no fun. Once you heat the ammonium nitrate to 250° it'll turn into laughing gas and water.

 

[Albino Sasquatch]

Well you're no fun. Once you heat the ammonium nitrate to 250° it'll turn into laughing gas and water.

*water vapor

 

[Grub]

*water vapor

Water vapor is still water.

 

[Albino Sasquatch]

Water vapor is still water.

Correct, but it is in gas form.

 

[Marc]

This:

 

[Moths]

you get funny tasting ammonia

 

[Grub]

Correct, but it is in gas form.

Well I figured that much was obvious seeing as 250° is 38° above the boiling point of water.

 

[dick brain]

NH3 + HNO3 = N2O + H2O

Laughing gas and water.

That's what I said.

 

[OrionBalls]

You can clean all that rusted iron stuff in your garage. Oh, I read citric acid, sorry. Defer to above answers.