Research the composition of 'smelling salts'—a product that is used to rouse people who have lost consciousness.

What are the chemical reactions that generate the 'active' component?

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Research the composition of 'smelling salts'—a product that is used to rouse people who have lost consciousness.

What are the chemical reactions that generate the 'active' component?

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Hello. In this problem, we are told a stink bomb is composed of an aqueous solution of ammonium hydrogen sulfide. It is used as a mald and a riot control agent. We wanna know what are the chemical reactions that lead to the compounds responsible for the strong unpleasant smell of the stink bombs. We have been provided four possible answers. Answer A says the generation of ammonium hydrogen sulfide is given by ammonia gas reacting with hydrogen sulfide gas to give ammonium hydrogen sulfide solution. The generation of a stink bomb smell is ammonium hydros sulfide solution being converted into ammonium hydro sulfide gas. Answer B says the generation of ammonium hydrogen sulfide Is ammonia with the form of for Ammonia is an H4 gas reacting with hydrogen sulfide gas which is given by HS to form ammonium hydrogen sulfide solution. Decomposition of ammonium hydrogen sulfide. We have ammonium hydron sulfide solution being converted to ammonia gas and hydro sulfide gas. Answer C says the generation of ammonium hydron sulfide, we have ammonia gas plus hydros sulfide gas goes to form ammonium hydros sulfide solution. The decomposition of ammonium hydron sulfide is ammonium hydron sulfide in solution going to form ammonia gas and hydrogen sulfide gas. And the last one D says the generation of ammonium hydro sulfide, it is ammonium sulfide reacting with hydrogen gas to give ammonium hydrogen sulfide solution. The decomposition of ammonium hydrogen sulfide goes to form ammonia in the aqueous phase and hydrogen sulfide in the aqueous phase. So in this problem, then the reaction that generates the ammonium hydrogen sulfide is the reaction between ammonia gas and hydrogen sulfide gas to form ammonium hyd sulfide solution. So if we look at our possible answers, then we find that answer. B is incorrect because the chemical formulas for ammonic gas and hydrogen sulfide gas are incorrect. When we look at answer D we have the wrong reaction. We have ammonium sulfide reacting with hydrogen gas to form ammonium hydrogen sulfide. So that's not the correct reaction. The remaining two A and C both have ammonia gas reacting with hydrogen sulfide gas to form ammonium hydrogen sulfide in solution which is correct. A says the generation of the stink bomb smell comes from the iogen hydrogen sulfide in solution being converted to ammonium, hydrogen sulfide in the gaseous phase. That is not correct. What is actually taking place is the ammonium hydrogen sulfide when exposed is unstable and it will decompose to form ammonia gas and hydrogen sulfide gas. It is the hydrogen sulfide gas. Then that provides the unpleasant smell of distinct bombs. So the correct answer then is c thanks for watching. Hope this helped.

Research the composition of 'smelling salts'—a product that is used to rouse people who have lost consciousness.What are the chemical reactions that generate the 'active' component?

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