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Aqueous ammonia is sometimes called ammonium hydroxide because ammonia (NH3) reacts with water to a small degree to produce ammonium hydroxide (NH4OH).

NH3 + H2O <--> NH4OH

Because ammonia is a weak base only small amounts of ammonium hydroxide are actually formed and an equilibrium is established.

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Aqueous ammonia is called ammonia hydroxide because when ammonia gas dissolves in water, it forms ammonium hydroxide, which is a weak base due to the presence of the hydroxide ion (OH-) from water. This is why the solution is described as ammonia hydroxide.

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