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What substance is acting as the Brønsted-Lowry base in the forward reaction below?
H2O + NH3 yields NH4+ + OH-
H2O + NH3 yields NH4+ + OH-
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Answered by
DrBob222
NH3. A Bronsted-Lowry base accepts a proton. NH3 has a lone pair of electrons on the N, a proton (which needs two electrons) sits down there to produce the NH4^+. So NH3 is the base and NH4^+ is the conjugate acid.
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