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Liquid ammonia undergoes autoionisation. Which option gives the ions formed and the strongest base that can persist in liquid ammonia?

  1. A and ; the strongest base is
  2. B and ; the strongest base is
  3. C and ; the strongest base is
  4. D and ; the strongest base is

Answer: A

The autoionisation is . The amide ion is the conjugate base of the solvent, so any base stronger than (such as or ) would deprotonate and be levelled to . Hence is the strongest base present.
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