How ammonia release OH- ions

1.	How ammonia release OH- ions
Answer» Ammonia\xa0doesn\'t contain\xa0hydroxide ions, but it reacts with water to\xa0produce\xa0ammonium\xa0ions\xa0and\xa0hydroxide ions. ... A weak base is one which doesn\'t convert fully into\xa0hydroxide ions\xa0in solution. When a weak base reacts with water, the position of equilibrium varies from base to base.\xa0Ammonia releases hydroxide ions\xa0when it dissolves, but only because the\xa0ammonia\xa0steals a proton from a water molecule: ... In the case of NaOH, the\xa0hydroxide ions\xa0come from the crystal lattice of the solid, and in the case of NH3\xa0they come from dissociated water molecules whose protons have combined with NH3\xa0to form, NH4+.

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