Liquid ammonia autoionizes like water:2NH₃(l) →NH₄⁺(am)+NH₂⁻(am) where (am) represents solvation by NH₃.(a) Write the ion-product constant expression, Kₐₘ.(b) What are the strongest acid and base that can exist in NH₃(l)?(c) HNO₃ and HCOOH are leveled in NH₃(l). Explain with equations.(d) At the boiling point (-33°C), Kₐₘ=5.1X10⁻²⁷. Calculate[NH₄⁺ ] at this temperature.(e) Pure sulfuric acid also autoionizes. Write the ion-product constant expression, K(sulf), and find the concentration of the con-jugate base at 20°C (K(sulf) =2.7X10⁻⁴ at 20°C).

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Liquid ammonia autoionizes like water:2NH₃(l) →NH₄⁺(am)+NH₂⁻(am) where (am) represents solvation by NH₃.(a) Write the ion-product constant expression, Kₐₘ.(b) What are the strongest acid and base that can exist in NH₃(l)?(c) HNO₃ and HCOOH are leveled in NH₃(l). Explain with equations.(d) At the boiling point (-33°C), Kₐₘ=5.1X10⁻²⁷. Calculate[NH₄⁺ ] at this temperature.(e) Pure sulfuric acid also autoionizes. Write the ion-product constant expression, K(sulf), and find the concentration of the con-jugate base at 20°C (K(sulf) =2.7X10⁻⁴ at 20°C).

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