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Water and Heavy water

Question

H₂O + H₂O $\large \rightleftharpoons$ H₃O⁺ + OH^–. In this reaction water acts as
I ) Bronsted Acid II) Bronsted Base III) Amphoteric oxide

Easy

A

I only
B

I, II only
C

II, III only
D

I, II, III

Solution

Proton Acceptor - Bronsted base
Proton Donor - Bronsted acid
$\therefore$ H₂O acts as both acid and base
the compounds which shows both acidic and basic character are said to be amphoteric in nature.

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