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Water is an amphoteric oxide. Justify this statement. |
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Answer» Solution :WATER is an amphoteric oxide. It has the ability to accept as well as donate PROTONS and hence it can act , as an ACID or a base. For example, in the reaction with HCL it accepts proton where as in the reaction with WEAK base ammonia it donates proton. `NH_3+H_2OtoNH_4^++OH^-` `HCl+H_2OtoH_3O^++Cl^-` |
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