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Why can't NH_3_ donate a proton and act as a Bronsted-Lowry acid?
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Answered by
DrBob222
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NH3 has that single pair of unshared electrons (the lone pair on the left) which is just right for a bare proton (H^+) to move to. To DONATE a proton means it must break a N-H bond (in order to free up a bare proton) which takes energy.
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:N:H
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NH3 has that single pair of unshared electrons (the lone pair on the left) which is just right for a bare proton (H^+) to move to. To DONATE a proton means it must break a N-H bond (in order to free up a bare proton) which takes energy.
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Anonymous
That cleared it up a bunch. Thank you so much!
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