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Water is amphoteric. It can act as a weak base or a weak acid.
When it is acting as a weak acid, it donates a proton.
For instance, it acts as such with ammonia:
NH3 + H2O --> NH4+ + OH-
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoWater acts as an acid or a base, but is not exclusively an acid.
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