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Which substance is acting as the Brønsted-Lowry acid in the following chemical reaction? NH4 + OH- yields NH3 + H2O A. NH4+ B. OH- C. NH3 D. H2O
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Which substance is acting as the Brønsted-Lowry acid in the following chemical reaction? NH4 + OH- yields NH3 + H2O

A. NH4+
B. OH-
C. NH3
D. H2O

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The the Brønsted-Lowry acid donates H⁻.
In this reaction Particle that loose H⁺ is A. NH4⁺ ion.
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The answer to this question is A. NH4+. Its conjugate base is NH3 so NH4 donates a proton to OH- to become NH3 in the equilibrium reaction.
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