When lead nitrate reacts with ammonium hydroxide, a chalky white precipitate is formed. The precipitate formed is insoluble in excess of ammonium hydroxide. Name this precipitate.

Lead oxide

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Lead hydroxide

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Ammonium nitrate

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Ammonium oxide

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Lead hydroxide

When lead nitrate reacts with ammonium hydroxide, a chalky white precipitate of lead hydroxide is formed along with ammonium nitrate. Lead hydroxide formed is insoluble in excess of ammonium hydroxide.
$P b (N O_{3})_{2} + 2 N H_{4} O H ⟶ P b (O H)_{2} + 2 N H_{4} N O_{3}$
white precipitate

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