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Is a conjugate acid formed when a base gains a proton?
yes
What is a base that forms when an acid loses a proton?
Such a chemical species is called a conjugate base.
Is ammonia a weak acid?
Ammonia typically acts as a weak base. In most acid-base reactions involving ammonia, the nitrogen atom gains a proton and gains a positive charge. The result is the ammonium cation.
What product forms when a base reacts with an acid?
Fundamentally: acid + base --> a salt + water However, other acid base reactions exist: ex. acid + base --> conjugate base (loses a H) + conjugate acid (gains a H)
What theory describes an acid as a proton and a base as a proton acceptor?
Brønsted-Lowry acid-base theory
How can a base act like water?
Because water is amphoteric and acts like a Bronsted-Lowry base when mixed with an acid, it will gain a proton and produce hydronium. This is just as a base gains a proton and forms a conjugate acid.
Is a conjugate acid formed when a base gains a proton?
yes
Does a weak acid gain a proton?
No, an acid, weak or strong, donates a proton. It is a base that gains one.
What is a base that forms when an acid loses a proton?
Such a chemical species is called a conjugate base.
Is ammonia a weak acid?
Ammonia typically acts as a weak base. In most acid-base reactions involving ammonia, the nitrogen atom gains a proton and gains a positive charge. The result is the ammonium cation.
What product forms when a base reacts with an acid?
Fundamentally: acid + base --> a salt + water However, other acid base reactions exist: ex. acid + base --> conjugate base (loses a H) + conjugate acid (gains a H)
What theory describes an acid as a proton and a base as a proton acceptor?
Brønsted-Lowry acid-base theory
What are the bronsted - lowry definition of acid and base?
Arrhenius: Acid is a proton (H+) donor. Base is a -OH^- (hydroxyl) donor.B-L: Acid is a proton donor. Base is a proton acceptor.
How can you justify that bronsted-lowery concept of acid and base?
It is based on the proton. A proton acceptor is a base whereas a proton donour is known as an acid.
Is a substance that is a proton donor a acid or base?
ACID
Is a vinegar a acid or a base?
Vinegar is dilute acetic acid, which is an acid.
What is transferred between a conjugate acid base pair?
a proton
