Question

How ammonia acts as a solvent?

Answer 1

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The lone pair on the nitrogen atom gives ammonia a strong dipole moment that makes it a good solvent. Add to this fact that ammonia has inter-molecular hydrogen bonding in its liquid state that makes it a good polar solvent.

Incidentally, there is a topic for Non-aqueous solvents in chemistry in which ammonia is one of the most important (apart from benzene, chloroform, acetone, diethylether and carbon tetrachloride).

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Answer 2

Liquid ammonia is a good solvent for organic molecules (e.g., esters, amines, benzene, and alcohols). It is a better solvent for organic compounds than water, but a worse solvent for inorganic compounds. ... 1: General solubility of inorganic salts in liquid ammonia as a function of the counter ion.