Is Ammonium a strong or weak acid and is Ammonia it's strong or weak conjugate base? (1 Viewer)

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It's so hard to get a straight answer to this question!:vcross: All over the internet some say ammonium is weak and ammonia is strong, the excel past hsc exam book says that ammonium is strong and ammonia is weak, and some people say both are weak. I don't know what to think anymore. Help!
 

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Re: Is Ammonium a strong or weak acid and is Ammonia it's strong or weak conjugate ba

Ammonia is a strong base so ammonium is a weak conj. acid.
 

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Re: Is Ammonium a strong or weak acid and is Ammonia it's strong or weak conjugate ba

Just looked at my text book and it said Ammonia is a weak base, I apologize, haha.
 

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Re: Is Ammonium a strong or weak acid and is Ammonia it's strong or weak conjugate ba

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Name the other product formed when protein is broken in the liver to form urea. What happens to this product after its formation?

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Re: Is Ammonium a strong or weak acid and is Ammonia it's strong or weak conjugate ba

For hsc purposes, ammonia is weak base so ammonium is strong conjugate acid
 

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Re: Is Ammonium a strong or weak acid and is Ammonia it's strong or weak conjugate ba

Both are weak. Believe me, I got a state rank in chem.
 

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