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When water is ionized, it can act as either an acid or a base.
a. True
b. False?

User A J Qarshi
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Answer:

When water is ionized, it can act as either an acid or a base.

True

False

Step-by-step explanation:

This is TRUE.

User Magnum
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true...
that's where brownsted- lowry theory comes into consideration ,where the idea of conjugate base and acid pair comes in..
eg when water dissociates it serves as both the acid and base
H20[acid] + H20[base] -> H30+ [base] + 0H- [acid]
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