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Dsicuss amphoteric nature of water with an example.

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A substance or molecule which acts both as an acid as well as base
`underset("base")(H_(2)O)+HCl to H_(3)O^(+)+Cl^(-)`
`underset("Acid")(H_(2)O)+NH_(3)toNH_(4)^(+)+OH^(-)`
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