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What do you mean by autoprotolysis? Give the equation to represent the autoprotolysis of water.

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Self - ionisation of water is known as autoprotolysis.
`H_(2)O + H_(2)O ltimplies H_(3)O^(+) + OH^(-)`
Because of this property, water acts as Bronsted acid when dissolved in alkalis and also acts as Bronsted base when dissolved in acids.
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