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An amphoteric species is one that reacts as what at 25 degrees C?

An amphoteric species is one that can act as both an acid and a base, meaning it can donate and accept protons in a chemical reaction at 25 degrees Celsius. Examples include water and amino acids.


Is MnO2 amphoteric?

No, MnO2 is not considered amphoteric. It is a basic oxide that typically reacts with acids to form salts and water.


Is boron oxide amphoteric?

No, boron oxide (B2O3) is not considered amphoteric. It is a Lewis acidic oxide that reacts with water to form boric acid in a non-amphoteric manner.


How Water is an amphoteric substance?

Yes, water can react as an acid or a base - amphoteric.


What Amphoteric species?

A chemical species that behaves both as an acid and as a base is called an "Amphoteric species".Examples :H2O acts as an acid as well as a base.


Is sulfur dioxide amphoteric?

No, sulfur dioxide is not amphoteric. It is a acidic oxide that reacts with water to form sulfurous acid.


Is ammonium ion amphoteric species?

No, the ammonium ion is not considered an amphoteric species because it can only act as an acid by donating a proton. Amphoteric species can act as both an acid and a base by accepting or donating a proton.


Is zinc an amphoteric substance?

zinc reacts with acids as in: Zn+H2SO4-ZnSO4+H2 zinc also reacts with bases as in: Zn+2NaOH - Na2ZnO2+H2 Therefore zinc should be amphoteric metal. But none of the sites states that zinc is amphoteric


Why only zinc amongst metal reacts with base?

it is a amphoteric metal and it can react with both acid and base. amphoteric metal shows properties of both acid and base


Is Caesium oxide amphoteric?

Yes, caesium oxide is a basic oxide, not an amphoteric oxide. It reacts with acids to form salts and water but does not exhibit acidic properties by reacting with bases.


What is the word that describe a substance that reacts with both strong acids and strong bases?

Acid and base


Is Water a neutral or amphoteric oxide?

Water is an amphoteric oxide of hydrogen. More specifically, it is an amphiprotic molecule, having the ability to accept a proton when it reacts with an acid: H2O + HCl → H3O+ + Cl- or to donate a proton when it reacts with a base: H2O + NH3 → NH4+ + OH-