Question

Water can act as an acid because it:
Select one:
a. gives away a hydrogen ion to ammonia.
b. accepts NH3.
c. splits into H+ and OH-.
d. dilutes the concentration of H+ ions.

Answer 1

what do acids generally do?

Answer 2

d

Answer 3

that's not right

Answer 4

C?

Answer 5

Acids (in the Bronsted-Lowry definition) donate protons

\(H_2O+NH_3\rightarrow NH_4^++OH^-\)

a. gives away a hydrogen ion to ammonia.