Question

What is an example of a Bronsted-Lowry bases practice problem?

Answer 1

Identify the Bronsted-Lowry base in this reaction.

`"NH"_4^(+) + "H"_2"O" rightleftharpoons "NH"_3 + "H"_3"O"^(+)`

Lewis acid: `"NH"_4^(+)`
Bronsted-Lowry acid: `"NH"_4^(+)`
Lewis base: `"H"_2"O"`
Bronsted-Lowry base: ???
Conjugate base: `"NH"_3`
Conjugate acid: `"H"_3"O"^(+)`

(Hint: the electron donor is also the proton acceptor in this situation.)

Answer:

`color(white)("H"_2"O")`

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