Amphiprotic
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Re: Amphiprotic
Hello.
Amphiprotic species can act as a Brønsted-Lowry acid or base, meaning it can act as a proton (H+) donor & acceptor. One example is water, as it can donate a proton (OH-) or accept a proton (H3O+).
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Amphiprotic species can act as a Brønsted-Lowry acid or base, meaning it can act as a proton (H+) donor & acceptor. One example is water, as it can donate a proton (OH-) or accept a proton (H3O+).
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Re: Amphiprotic
Amphiprotic means it can act as both a proton donor or acceptor. Water is an example because it can donate an H+ and become OH- or it can accept an H+ and become H3O+.
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Re: Amphiprotic
Amphiprotic is anything that can act as a Base or an acid by giving always or accepting electrons. Water does this in all reactions as when it’s bonded with an strong acid it creates acid or with a strong base it creates a base.
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Re: Amphiprotic
Amphiprotic molecules can act as either a proton acceptor or donor (bronsted-lowry base or acid). It's a similar term to amphoteric but specific to proton acceptance and donation.
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Re: Amphiprotic
Amphiprotic basically means it can act as an acid or a base, or a proton donor or acceptor. Water is amphiprotic as it can either accept a proton or it can give up one, acting as either an acid or base.
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Re: Amphiprotic
A species that has the potential to act both as an acid and as a base is amphoteric. The water molecule has hydrogen atoms and could act as an acid in a reaction. Since water has the potential to act both as an acid and as a base, water is amphoteric.
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Re: Amphiprotic
Amphiprotic molecules are able to be acids or bases, they are normally weak acids or weak bases. The most common one is H2O as it can accept or give an H+ ion.
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Re: Amphiprotic
amphiprotic molecules are molecules that can act as a either a base or an acid such as water which can either give off a proton or accept one.
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