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[toe]

ive been told that acid + base gives salt and water. if so can som1 tell me if its the same for ammonium nitrate poduction from HNO3 and NH3

 

[CM_Tutor]

Acid + Base ---> Salt + Water

is a useful general rule, but don't get too attached to it, as it isn't that useful when you are using Lowry-Bronsted definitions of acids and bases. In the case of ammonium nitrate formation, you can look at the reaction as a Lowry-Bronsted acid-base reaction, with the transfer of a proton from the acid (HNO₃) to the base (NH₃), forming (respectively) their conjugate base and conjugate acid. ie:

HNO_{3 (aq)} + NH_{3 (aq)} ---> NO₃^-_(aq) + NH₄⁺_(aq)

This is an example of the general reaction:

acid_1 + base_1 ---> conjugate base of acid_1 + conjugate acid of base_1

 

[toe]

oh ok
i get you
thanx for the help