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Consider the reaction below. NH4+ + H2O mc013-1.jpg NH3 + H3O+ Which is an acid-conjugate base pair? NH4+ and NH3 NH4+ and H3O+ H2O and NH3 H2O and H3O+

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Answer: A.NH4+ and NH3

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NH4+ and NH3 are an acid-conjugate base pair, since NH4+ is an acid, while NH3 is its conjugate base (since it is without the H+).
H2O and H3O+ can also be considered an acid-conjugate base pair, since H3O+ is an acid, while H2O would be its conjugate base. (But if only 1 answer is to be selected, it should be the NH4+ and NH3)
NH4+ and H3O+ are both acids, and both H2O and NH3 can be considered bases.
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