Question 6
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describe and explain: (a) the basicity of ammonia, using the Brønsted–Lowry theory (b) the structure of the ammonium ion and its formation by an acid–base reaction (c) the displacement of ammonia from ammonium salts by an acid–base reaction

deduce the presence of a CH\(_3\)CO– group in an aldehyde or ketone, CH\(_3\)CO–R, from its reaction with alkaline I\(_2\)(aq) to form a yellow precipitate of tri-lodomethene and an ion, \( RCO_2^-\)