Amphiprotic

[Ayush Ray 1I]

What does it mean for something to be amphiprotic? Also, what is the difference between amphiprotic and amphoteric?

[Jade Hinds 2B]

Amphiprotic= a substance that can both accept and donate a proton (has characteristics of both an acid and a base)

amphiprotic vs. amphoteric:
-a substance is amphoteric when its reaction acts as an acid and as a base
-amphiprotic only applies to protic compounds

[Nick Lewis 4F]

Is H20 amphiprotic?

[Sydney Pell 2E]

Yes, H20 is amphiprotic because it can can accept or donate a proton.

[Ian Morris 3C]

Amphiprotic= a substance that can both accept and donate a proton (has characteristics of both an acid and a base)

amphiprotic vs. amphoteric:
-a substance is amphoteric when its reaction acts as an acid and as a base
-amphiprotic only applies to protic compounds

Does a Protic compound just mean it has an h bond? Or am I confusing it with something else.

[Abraham De Luna]

An amphiprotic is a something that can both accept and donate a proton.

[Maya Pakulski 1D]

Is there a way to tell if something is amphiprotic?

[Sean Sugai 4E]

Amphiprotic describes a molecule that can act as a proton donor and as a proton acceptor, such as water. Amphoteric describes a molecule that can react with both acids and bases.

[Anna Heckler 2C]

Amphiprotic means that something can act as both a proton donor and proton acceptor. The example that Lavelle used in class was water, as it serves both functions in aqueous solutions

[Mariepahos4D]

amphiprotic means it can act as either an acid or a base such as h20 which can be either a base that accepts a proton to form h30+ or an acid that donates a proton to become OH-. I believe in class that Lavelle said we would go over further examples on Wednesday. You can tell when something is amphiprotic because it could either accept or donate a proton

[Amy Xiao 1I]

Would water be considered both amphiprotic and amphoteric?

[Amir Bayat]

Amphiprotic= a substance that can both accept and donate a proton (has characteristics of both an acid and a base)

amphiprotic vs. amphoteric:
-a substance is amphoteric when its reaction acts as an acid and as a base
-amphiprotic only applies to protic compounds

What are protic compounds?