Write a net ionic equation to show that triethylamine, (C2H5)3N, behaves as a Bronsted-Lowry base in water.

Explanation:

For this question, we have to remember that definition of acid and base in the Bronsted-Lowry theory:

Acid

A substance with the ability to produce a hydronium ion ().

Base

A substance with the ability to accepts a hydronium ion ().

If we check the reaction mechanism (figure 1). We can see that the lone pair of electrons in the "N" atom will remove an "H" from the water molecule producing a positive charge in the nitrogen and a hydroxyl group ().

With all this in mind, the net ionic equation would be:

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