Water

[Hawa Kamara 1F]

Is what considered a base or acid? Or does it just depends on what the problem is?

[Jacob Puchalski 1G]

Water can act as an acid in the presence of a base, and can act as a base in the presence of an acid.

[Jesse Anderson-Ramirez 3I]

Water can act as either an acid or a base.

[Mariah]

Is what considered a base or acid? Or does it just depends on what the problem is?

It is amphoteric which means it can act as both.

[105289321]

it can act as both

[AveryAgosto]

Water can act as either an acid or a base

[Timmy Nguyen Dis 1I]

Water is amphoteric / amphiprotic so it can be both :)

[Jordan Ziegler 2J]

To provide a more technical and detailed answer:

Water (H2O) is able to release a proton (H+) to form hydroxide ions. Water can also accept a proton to form hydronium (H3O+). Thus, water can act as both a Bronsted acid and a Bronsted base, making it amphoteric/amphiprotic.

[Queena Chu 3E]

Water is amphoteric is it can act as both!

[Jose Miguel Conste 3H]

it depends on the problem given, it can act as a base and an acid

[Susan Chamling 1F]

Pure water is neutral and is neither acidic or basic. However, depending on the question and context provided, water can act as an acid or base.

[Taber Ball 1F]

To provide a more technical and detailed answer:

Water (H2O) is able to release a proton (H+) to form hydroxide ions. Water can also accept a proton to form hydronium (H3O+). Thus, water can act as both a Bronsted acid and a Bronsted base, making it amphoteric/amphiprotic.

I found a diagram which accompanies this explanation! Hopefully you find it helpful!

[Heidi Buri 2I]

Hi! Water can be considered an acid or base, depending on the reaction. If a water molecule accepts a proton in a reaction, it is considered a base. If a water molecule donates a proton, it is considered an acid. A water molecule can be considered an acid or a base based on how protons are transferred in a reaction.

[Mackenzie Stockton 2H]

Water can act as an acid or base, it just depends. This makes sense if you think about Dr. Lavelle's discussion about how molecules do not just "choose" to be an acid or a base, and it depends on their chemical environment.

[Chinyere Okeke 2J]

Great question, as this has important biological consequences! Water is amphoteric, meaning it can act as either an acid or a base. Whether it is an acid or a base depends on its surrounding solution so in a solution with basic compounds it will act as an acid, and vice versa.

[Mingzi Yang 1E]

Water is amphoteric, which can act as either acid or base depending on the reaction.

[Mingzi Yang 1E]

To provide a more technical and detailed answer:

Water (H2O) is able to release a proton (H+) to form hydroxide ions. Water can also accept a proton to form hydronium (H3O+). Thus, water can act as both a Bronsted acid and a Bronsted base, making it amphoteric/amphiprotic.

I found a diagram which accompanies this explanation! Hopefully you find it helpful!

This diagram is helpful. Thank you!

[Yolanda_Xing_3A]

Water is amphoteric so it can act as both acid and base :)

[Kyle Dizon 3A]

Water is able to act both as an acid or a base.

[305572629]

It depends on the situation- it can act as either wherever necessary because it is made up of an acidic component (H+) and a basic component (OH-)!

[Winzel Payumo 1B]

Since it is amphoteric, it can act as both!

[kristinalaudis3e]

it can act as both!

[Sabine Salvucci 2E]

Water can act as either an acid of a base depending on what the situation requires. It can donate or accept a proton, making OH- or H3O respectively. Hope this helps!

[Manseej Khatri 2B]

Hi. In the lecture, Dr. Lavelle said that water acts as an amphoteric compound meaning that it can act as either an acid or base depending on the environment.

[George Hernandez 3I]

It can be either or

[Carly_Lipschitz_3H]

Depending on whether there is an acid or base present, water can act as either an acid or a base. This is because it is amphoteric.

[Libby Dillon - 1A]

Water comes up in several problems because it is able to act as both an acid and a base. This depends if water, H2O, gains a H+ to form H3O+ (acid), or loses a H+ to form -OH (base).

[Elizabeth Kaplan 3I]

Water is amphoteric, meaning that it can act as an acid or a base, depending on the pH of what is surrounded by.

[David Liu 1E]

it can act as either depending on the question and the other compounds

[aashmi_agrawal_3d]

Water can act as either an acid or a base since it is amphoteric.

[Emerald Wong 1B]

Water is amphoteric, so it can act as an acid or a base. It depends on the situation, the pH of the compounds it is nearby.

[Violet Kwan 3H]

It is an amphoteric compound, which means that it can react both as an acid and as a base. So yes, it depends on the problem.

[Yashvi Reddy 1H]

Hi! Good question. As everyone has mentioned - water can act as both, as it is amphoteric. The definition of amphoteric as used in the textbook is: "Substances that react with both acids and bases are classified as amphoteric, from the Greek word for 'both.'" I hope this helps! Good luck with your studying and learning this week everyone!

[Lorraine Medina 3E]

Water can act as both. Hope this helps!

[CesarLec1]

Water is amphoteric, it depends on the context like if it is reacting with a base or an acid and it will act accordingly.

[105618850]

Water can act as either an acid or a base depending on what substance it is interacting with.

[Siwa Hwang 3G]

It depends on its neighboring reactants.

[Madisen Brown -1C]

Water can act as both an acid or a base

[DPatel_2L]

Water can be either.

[Jiapeng Han 1C]

Water can act as either an acid or a base, depending on the reactants.

[Erika Sosa-Cruz 1J]

Depending on what it reacts with it can be either or.

[Claudia_Danysh_2B]

Water is amphoteric, meaning it can act as an acid and a base!

[Sophia Kalanski 1A]

water is amphoteric! it can act as both an acid or a base

[Jerry_T]

Water is amphoteric so it can act as either an acid or base depending on the context of the reaction.

[Charmaine Ng 2D]

Since water is amphoteric, it has properties of both an acid and a base!

[Ke Huang 2G]

It can be both base or acid.

[Sam Wentzel 1F 14B]

Water can gain an H+ to form hydrogen peroxide (acting as a base), H3O+. It can donate an H+ to another substance, forming OH-, and acting as an acid.

[Sean Wang 1F]

Since water is amphoteric, it can act as both an acid or base

[Kyle_Lee_2B]

Water is amphoteric and can be used as an acid and a base.

[jia207]

Because water is amphoteric, it can be an acid or a base.

[Kat Stahl 2K]

Water is amphoteric and can be either an acid or base depending on what it is around. If it acts as a base its conjugate acid is H3O. If it acts as an acid its conjugate base is OH-

[Anthony_Sandoval_1D]

Due to water being amphoteric, it can act as an acid or base depending on the context.

[Chudi Onyedika 3A]

Water can be either an acid or a base. It can accept a proton or donate a proton.

[Dane_Beasley_1E]

Water is amphoteric, so it can act as both an acid and base. This means it can both accept and donate an proton.

[Tam Nguyen 2B]

Water is amphoteric, so it can act as both.

[Yuehan_Wu_3K]

Water can be considered as both acids and bases.

[Keshav Patel 14B 2B]

Water is amphoteric, it has the ability to act as an acid or base. Water acts as a base when mixed with acid and vice versa, this is a very important topic in acids in bases because often most acids/bases are mixed with water to truly understand their acidity or basicity.

[LeahSWM 2E]

Water is amphoteric, which means it can act as both an acid and a base.

[Diana Aguilar 3H]

Water can be both an acid and a base since it is amphoteric.

[Nathaly Cruz 2D]

water works as both an acid or a base depending on the conditions of the problem

[joshtully]

Water can act as both.

[joshtully]

It is amphoteric.

[Sejal Parsi 3K]

Water is amphoteric so it can act as both!

[oliviahelou]

water can either be an acid or a base!