Equilibrium Question 107

Question: Ammonia gas dissolves in water to form $ NH_4OH $ . In this reaction water acts as [KCET (Engg./Med.) 1999]

Options:

A) A conjugate base

B) A non-polar solvent

C) An acid

D) A base

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

$ \underset{Acid}{\mathop{H_2O,}},+\underset{base}{\mathop{NH_3}}, $ ⇌ $ NH_4^{+}+O{H^{-}} $ . In this reaction $ H_2O $ acts as acid because it donate a proton.



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