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Explain the reactions of water with ammonia by proton theory. |
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Answer» Solution :(i) When AMMONIA dissolved in water, it ACCEPTS a proton from water. In this case, ammonia `(NH)_3` acts as a base and `H_2O` is a acid. (ii) The REACTION is represented as `H_2O+NH_3 leftrightarrow NH_4^(+)+OH^-` Acid 1 Base 1Acid 1 Base 1 (iii) The species that REMAINS after the donation of a proton is a base `(Base_1)` and is called the conjugate base of BRonsted acid `(Acid_1)` In other words, chemical species that differ only by a proton are called conjugate acid base pairs. 
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