Polyprotic Acids

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Polyprotic Acids

Postby 105691548 » Tue Jan 18, 2022 4:20 pm

What is the difference between a polyprotic acid/base and a lewis acid/base?
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Ella Henrickson 3I
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Re: Polyprotic Acids

Postby Ella Henrickson 3I » Tue Jan 18, 2022 6:56 pm

Polyprotic just means that the species can give more than one proton in the reaction (so more than one H+ is given/received). Hope this helps :)
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Re: Polyprotic Acids

Postby Molly Smith 1J » Tue Jan 18, 2022 9:30 pm

A polyprotic acid is an acid that can give off multiple protons. For example, H2SO4. It can give off one H, and then another after, so it is polyprotic. A lewis acid is a different concept. A lewis acid accepts an electron pair.
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Re: Polyprotic Acids

Postby Amanda Pineda 3H » Tue Jan 18, 2022 9:34 pm

These two terms don't necessarily have a strong correlation. A polyprotic acid just means that this acid can give off more than one H+ proton.
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