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Ammonium ion is...

Ammonium ion is

A

Neither an acid nor base

B

Both an acid and a base

C

A conjugate acid

D

A conjugate base

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The correct Answer is:
C
`NH_(4)^(+)` is a conjugate acid
`NH_(4)^(+) hArr NH_(3) + H^(+)`.
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