Chemistry
Grade-9
Easy

Question

What is the name of the compound NH4OH?

  1. Nitrogen oxygen hydride
  2. Nitrogen hydroxide
  3. Ammonium oxygen hydride
  4. Ammonium hydroxide

hintHint:

In the compound two subgroups ammonia and hydroxide are present.

The correct answer is: Ammonium hydroxide


    • In NH4OH two polyatomic subgroups are present. As no Greek parenthesis is not mentioned it means both are present in one unit.
    • NH4is an ammonium ion and OH- is a hydroxide ion.
    • The chemical name of NH4OH is ammonium hydroxide.