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.
