How does ammonia react with transition metals?

So ammonia gas doesn't react with the metals themselves. Ammonia solution reacts with solutions of the transition metal ions. read more

reactions of hexaaqua metal ions with ammonia solution This page describes and explains the reactions between complex ions of the type [M(H 2 O) 6] n+ and ammonia solution. Important: Before you read this page, you need to know about the acidity of the hexaaqua ions. read more

complexes with ammonia. The reactions of the transition element ions with ammonia show that not only are coloured products formed but that the colour and identity of the products depend on the proportion of ammonia added. Reactions with sodium hydroxide Precipitates of metal hydroxides are seen in each case. The transition metal hydroxides are coloured. read more