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Water is amphoteric. If it reacts with a compound that is a stronger acid than itself, water acts as a
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Water is amphoteric. If it reacts with a compound that is a stronger acid than itself, water acts as a

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Water acts as a base in the presence of a strong acid

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Water,being an amphoteric compound, can act both as an acid and as a base.

In the presence of an acid , water acts as a base but in the presence of a base, water acts as an acid.

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