Statement A: At physiological pH, NH3 is protonated to form NH4+ ion. Statement B: The NH4+ ion is further converted to another form in order to be accumulated.

Statement A: At physiological pH, NH3 is protonated to form NH4+ ion. Statement B: The NH4+ ion is further converted to another form in order to be accumulated. Correct Answer Both the statements are true

At physiological pH, NH3 is protonated to form NH4+ ion. Since it is toxic for plants, it is not stored in this form and is further used in the processes of reductive amination and transamination to form amides. The amides obtained are essential parts of protein structure of plants.

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Ammonia nitrogen is present in a given wastewater sample as the ammonium ion (NH4+) and ammonia (NH3). If pH is the only deciding factor for the proportion of these two constituents, which of the following is a correct statement?