Which of the following is not an acid?
Group of answer choices
HBr
HCl
NH3
HI
HNO3
Answer - NH3
HBr , HCl ,HI and HNO3 are acid. All are releases H+ ions in aqueous solution .So these are Arrhenius acid because produce protons in aqueous solution.
HBr -----> H+ + Br-
HCl -------> H+ + Cl-
HI ------> H+ + I-
HNO3 ------> H+ + NO3-
NH3 + H2O -------> NH4 + + OH- (Ammonia gains protons from solution so it is the bronsted lowry base. Bronsted base means .The species gains protons from medium and Acid releases protons in medium. )
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