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

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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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