Which compound is formed when acetic acid reacts with ammonium hydroxide? Also, write the equation.

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Solution

Acetic acid:
Acetic acid, also known as Ethanoic acid has the chemical formula $C H_{3} C O O H$ .
Ammonium hydroxide has the chemical formula $N H_{4} O H$ .
Reaction:
When the acid-Acetic acid reacts with the base-Ammonium hydroxide, it forms a salt named Ammonium acetate $(C H_{3} C O O N H_{4})$ and water.
The reaction is given below:
$C H_{3} C O O H (l) + N H_{4} O H (l) \to C H_{3} C O O N H_{4} (s) + H_{2} O (l)$
Ammonium acetate is formed when acetic acid reacts with ammonium hydroxide.
$C H_{3} C O O H (l) + N H_{4} O H (l) \to C H_{3} C O O N H_{4} (s) + H_{2} O (l)$

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