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Ammonia, NH3, can be classified as a base because in a chemical reaction with an acid, ammonia will (1 point)produce hydroxide ions in solution. produce hydronium ions in solution. donate a proton and become NH2–. accept a proton and become NH4+.

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NH will accept a proton and become NH4+

Bases follow
B^-+H^+=BH, with
B^-=NH_3 in our case.
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Answer: Option (d) is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Bases are the electron rich species which readily accept a proton. Therefore, when ammonia is classified as a base in a chemical reaction with an acid, it readily accepts a proton to give ammonium cation.

For example, the reaction of ammonia with hydrochloric acid will be as follows.


NH_(3) + HCl \rightarrow NH^(+)_(4) + Cl^(-)

Thus, we can conclude that ammonia,
NH_(3), will accept a proton and become
NH^(+)_(4).

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