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Water will act as a Brønsted-Lowry acid with which of the following molecules? NH3 H2S HCN CH3COOH
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Water will act as a Brønsted-Lowry acid with which of the following molecules?

NH3

H2S

HCN

CH3COOH

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NH3 is the correct answer ! A for plato !

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According to Bronsted-Lowry acid concept
an acid is a that donate a proton" and a base is a "proton acceptor."so
will look for that molecule to which H2O "donates" H+to become OH−. so answer will be..
. NH3+H2O→NH+4+OH−
so correct option is NH3
hope it helps
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