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Give the reaction of carboxylic acid with ammonia

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Reactions of carboxylic acids with ammonia

It transfers a hydrogen ion to the lone pair on the nitrogen of the ammonia and forms an ammonium ion. If you mix together a solution of ethanoic acid and a solution of ammonia, you will get a colourless solution of ammonium ethanoate

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