The molecular equation representing aqueous nitric acid and aqueous ammonia reacting is :
NH₃(aq) + HNO₃(aq) → NH₄⁺(aq) + NO₃⁻(aq)
NH₃(aq) + HNO₃(aq) → NH₄NO₃(aq)
An acid-base reaction is not the exchange of a hydrogen atom H. It is the exchange of a hydrogen ion (or proton) H⁺.
This reaction combines two ions produced into a single compound. In aqueous solution, the products should be NH⁴⁺ and NO³⁻, since ammonium nitrate is freely soluble in water. Thus, this reaction would be reasonable if reaction does not occur in aqueous solution.
So, the net ionic equation is,
NH₃(aq) + HNO₃(aq) → NH₄⁺(aq) + NO₃⁻(aq)
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