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Arrhenius acids are ones that give up protons when dissolved in water. Methane is a non-polar molecule which means it is insoluble in water and, therefore, is not an Arrhenius acid. It cannot be described as a Lewis acid or base either because it doesn't donate protons or an electron pair nor does it receive them.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoCH4 (methane) is the simplest alkane and the chief component in natural gas.
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∙ 9y agoIt is not an acid.It is a neutral compound
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∙ 12y agoIt is a very strong acid and is very irritant. Keep away from children.
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∙ 13y agoIts neither a Lewis acid or a Lewis base.
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∙ 9y agoNo. Methane is not an acid at all.
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Is methane (CH4) acid or base?
Neither. Methane is neutral.
What is the pH of CH4?
CH4 is neither and acid nor a base. A solution containing methane would have a pH of 7.
Why is CH4 an acid?
CH4 is generally not considered an acid.
What is the conjugate acid of CH3?
CH4
Is CH4 a base?
No, it is neutral.
Is CH4 a nucleic acid?
No. It is methane, a hydrocarbon.
What is the conjugate base of CH4?
The conjugate base of methane (CH4) is the methyl carbanion (CH3-). Because methane is an extremely weak acid, the methyl carbanion is an EXTREMELY STRONG BASE. Compounds like methyl lithium (CH3Li) are, in fact, considered organometallic superbases and will violently deprotonate even the weakest acids (such as water and ammonia).
Is an Amino acid ch4?
It is not an amino acid.It is a hydrocarbon.
Is ch4 a weak acid?
No it is not an acid.It is a neutral compound.
Is ammonium molybdate an acid or base?
Methane can be protonated by superacids to the carbonium ion: H+ + CH4 -> [CH5]+ So methane is a Lewis base but, like helium, it is an exceedingly feeble proton abstractor. and They can lose a proton, but their tendency to lose a proton is so small that the term acid would not normally be applied to them.
How can an acid turn to base?
An acid can turn into a base if you mix a much stronger base with it! That way the base acid overpowers the acid and makes the acid a base!
What best describes a bronsted lowry acid base reaction?
Acid + base conjugate base + conjugate acid
