Which from following species acts as base, according to Bronsted-Lowry theory? \(\mathrm{HCl}+\mathrm{NH}_3…

Which from following species acts as base, according to Bronsted-Lowry theory? \(\mathrm{HCl}+\mathrm{NH}_3 \rightleftharpoons \mathrm{NH}_{4(\mathrm{aq})}^{+}+\mathrm{Cl}_{(\mathrm{aq})}^{-}\)
  1. $\mathrm{Cl}^{-}$
  2. $\mathrm{NH}_3$
  3. $\mathrm{NH}_4^{+}$
  4. HCl

Solution

According to Bronsted - Lowry theory, a base is a proton acceptor. For the given reaction,

Asked in: MHT CET 2024 (02 May Shift 2)

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