Ammonia gas dissolve in water to give $N H_{4} O H$ . In this reaction, water acts as a/an:

acid

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Solution

The correct option is A acid
Ammonia can accept hydrogen ion or proton to give ammonium ion which acts as Bronsted Lowry bases whlie water molecule gives proton acting as an acid.

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