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14.1 Exercise 3

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Show by suitable net ionic equations that each of the following species can act as a Brønsted-Lowry acid:

(a) H3O+\text{H}_{3} \text{O}^{+}

(b) HCl

(c) NH3

(d) CH3CO2H

(e) NH4+\text{NH}_{4} ^{+}

(f) HSO4−\text{HSO}_{4} ^{−}

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