Question

Identify ammonia. a. strong electrolyte, strong base b. weak electrolyte, strong base c. strong electrolyte, weak base d. nonelectrolyte e. weak electrolyte, weak base

Answer 1

Answer:

Ammonia is a weak electrolyte, weak base.

Option e.

Explanation:

Ammonia can take a proton from water to make ammonium.

It is a base, because it takes proton.

When a compound can take protons, we know that is base, according to Bronsted Lowry theory.

We can't describe ammonia as a base, according to Arrhenius, but we know it is base according to Lewis, because the N from the ammonia can be a donor of its electron pair.

It is weak because an small amount of ammonia, can react to produce ammonium, between the protons of water. This is the equilibrium, where the ammonia is considered as the conjugate strong acid of ammonia.

NH₃ +  H₂O  ⇄  NH₄⁺  +  OH⁻     Kb

All the amines are considered as weak bases, because they look like ammonia, where the H of NH₃ are replaced by others chains.

------NH₂

-----NH-----