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Grade 11Inorganic Chemistry

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NH3 is made up by non metallic elememnts of atoms but it exibits basic nature when it undergoes hydrolysis

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5 Years agoGrade 11
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5 Years ago
Dear student 
when NH3 undergo hydrolysis this will happen 
NH3 + H2O  ----  NH4+ + OH-
NH4+ is acidic according to Bronsted-Lowry Theory because it can give away one proton to other species (like water or hydroxide ion).
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