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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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According to Bronsted-Lowry theory, an acid is a "proton donor" and a base is a "proton acceptor." Therefore, we need to find a reaction that \(\sf H_2O\) "donates" \(\sf H^+\)to become \(\sf OH^-\). The answer will be... \(\sf NH_3 + H_2O \rightarrow NH_4^+ + OH^-\)

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