8 NH₃ (g) + 3 Cl₂ (g) → 6 NH₄Cl (s) + N₂ (g)

This is an oxidation-reduction (redox) reaction:

Cl₂ is an oxidizing agent, NH₃ is a reducing agent.

Reactants:

• NH₃
  • Names: Ammonia , Azane (only intended for use in naming derivatives of ammonia) , Hydrogen nitride ... show moreAmmonia (anhydrous) , Azane , NH3 , Trihydrogen nitride , R717 , Refrigerant gas 717 , Anhydrous ammonia , Aqua ammonia , Aqueous ammonia , [Note: Often used in an aqueous solution.] show less
  • Appearance: Colourless gas ; Colourless gas or compressed liquefied gas with pungent odour ; Colorless gas with a pungent, suffocating odor. [Note: Shipped as a liquefied compressed gas. Easily liquefied under pressure.]
• Cl₂
  • Names: Chlorine , Molecular chlorine
  • Appearance: Greenish-yellow compressed liquefied gas with pungent odour ; Greenish-yellow gas with a pungent, irritating odor. [Note: Shipped as a liquefied compressed gas.]

Products:

• NH₄Cl – Ammonium chloride
  • Other names: Sal ammoniac , Salmiac , Nushadir salt ... show moreSal armagnac , Salt armoniack , Salmiak , Ammonium chloride fume , Amchlor , Ammoneric , Ammonium muriate , Darammon , Sal ammonia , Salammonite , [NH4]Cl , NH4Cl , Ammoniumchlorid , Azanium chloride , Ammonium muriate fume , Sal ammoniac fume show less
  • Appearance: White solid, hygroscopic ; Odourless colourless-to-white hygroscopic solid in various forms ; Finely divided, odorless, white particulate dispersed in air.
• N₂
  • Names: Dinitrogen , Nitrogen (compressed gas) , Nitrogen (liquified) ... show moreN₂ , Nitrogen gas , N2 , Nitrogen , Diazyne , Liquid nitrogen , Nitrogen (refrigerated liquid) , Nitrogen (cryogenic liquid) show less
  • Appearance: Odourless colourless compressed gas ; Odourless colourless extremely cold liquid