Question

Accepting the definition that an acid is a proton donor, the acid in the following reaction.

$NH_{3} + H_{2}O \rightarrow NH_{4}^{+} + OH^{-}$ is

• A. $NH_{3}$
• B. $H^{+}$
• C. $NH_{4}^{+}$
• D. $H_{2}O$

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

$H_{2}O$

Answer 2

In this reaction $H_{2}O$acts as a acid.