Which of the following can act both as Bronsted acid and Bronsted base

Cl^-

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HCO₃^-

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H₃O⁺

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OH^-

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Solution

The correct option is B
HCO₃^-

Those substance accept the proton are called Bronsted base and which is

donate the proton are called Bronsted acid.

$H C O_{3}^{-} + H^{+} ⇌ H_{2} C O_{3}$ Bronsted base.

$H C O_{3}^{-} ⇌ H^{+} + C O_{3}^{2 -}$ Bronsted acid.

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