What happens when ammonia gas is passed over heated cupric oxide?

What happens when ammonia gas is passed over heated cupric oxide?

Answer: When ammonia gas is passed over heated cupric oxide, the ammonia reduces the cupric oxide to copper and is itself oxidized to nitrogen.

3CuO + 2NH3 = 3Cu + 3H2O + N2 ↑

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