Alternative Titles: autoionization, self-ionization
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...of water (81 at 25 °C [77 °F]), so it is a better solvent for organic materials. However, it is still high enough to allow ammonia to act as a moderately good ionizing solvent. Ammonia also self-ionizes, although less so than does water. 2NH3 ⇌ NH4+ + NH2−
...of water is its ability to behave as both an acid (a proton donor) and a base (a proton acceptor), the characteristic property of amphoteric substances. This behaviour is most clearly seen in the autoionization of water: H2O(l) + H2O(l) ⇌ H3O+(aq) + OH−(aq), where the (l) represents the liquid state, the...