Acids and Bases

[Ricardo Martin 1J]

How can you tell if a molecule is an acid or a base (based on its chemical formula)?

[Becky Belisle 1A]

It depends on which defintion you use. A Bronsted acid donates a proton, so it must at least have a proton in the formula.

[charlotte_jacobs_4I]

It depends on which defintion you use. A Bronsted acid donates a proton, so it must at least have a proton in the formula.

Which definition should we be using to determine if something is an acid or a base?

[Rian Montagh 2K]

I think we've been using the Bronsted definition.

[Ian Marquez 2K]

For Chem 14B during the ICE tables and chemical equilibria, I believe we have been using the Bronsted acids and bases definition.

[Alexa Tabakian 1A]

You can also tell if it is an acid or base based on the equation. If it gives off OH-, then it is a base, and if it gives off H3O+, it is an acid.

[Andrew Bennecke]

We've been doing Bronsted Acids and Bases for the most part because of the [H3O+] and [OH-] on the products sides mostly because we've been dealing with pH and pOH levels within solutions.