Question

Explain the reaction of water with ammonia by proton theory

Answer 1

1. When ammonia dissolved in water, it accepts a proton from water. In this case, ammonia (NH₃) acts as a base and H₂O is acid.

2. The reaction is represented as

3. The species that remains after the donation of a proton is a base (Base₁) and is called the conjugate base of Bronsted acid (Acid₁). In other words, chemical species that differ only by a proton are called conjugate acid base pairs Conjugate acid – base pair