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Why is liquid ammonia bottle first cooled in ice before opening it?

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 Why is liquid ammonia bottle first cooled in ice before opening it?

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At room temperature, the vapour pressure of liquid ammonia is very high. On cooling vapour pressure decreases, therefore the liquid ammonia will not splash out

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