Seema Kumari
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Posted 4 year ago

Why is ammonia called a base?

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Mitesh Sharma
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Posted 4 year ago Mitesh Sharma

A base is any molecule that accepts a proton, while an acid is any molecule that releases a proton. For this reason, ammonia is considered basic because its nitrogen atom has an electron pair that readily accepts a proton. When molecules break apart into ions the process is called dissociation. ...

Nishu Sharma
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Posted 4 year ago Nishu Sharma

Ammonia is considered basic because nitrogen atom has an electron pair or lone pair which it readily donate and behave as base.