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How can you tell an acid or base or neither from a chemical formula?
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∙ 13y ago
There is no hard and fast rule that can determine an acid/base solely from the formula.
Some can be derived from knowing the electronegativities and bonding behaviour of the elements concerned; some can be determined from knowing the electronic configurations of the elements; some can be told simply from memory i.e. if you know it's an acid/base then it's an acid/base.
Some cannot be derived at all from the formula; amphoteric substances for example, will be either basic or acidic depending on the conditions, and some substances will only act in certain ways in certain conditions too.
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Is HClO3 an acid base or salt?
HClO4 is an acid. Hint: if "H" is at the beginning of a chemical formula, the compound is probably an acid.
Is diesel a acid or base?
Diesel is neither acid nor base it is a neutral mixture of several hydrocarbons.
What is hydrocarbon acid or base?
Hydrogen itself is a gas. (H2) Hydrogen with other certain elements create acids.
When iron reacts with oxygen is the oxide that is formed an acid or a base And how do we get this element?
Fe2O3 It is neither an acid or a base, and it is a compound, not an element
Is KOH a polyprotic acid?
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Is CH3OH a salt or base or acid?
CH3OH is not a base and neither is it an acid. This is the chemical formula of methanol which is an alcohol.
Is the formula HCI a base?
If you meant HCl, Hydrochloric Acid, it is a strong acid and not a base. A way to tell if it is an acid is that it has an H+ in the chemical formula. Most of the time, if it is a base it has an OH- attached to the chemical formula, but this is not necessarily true for all bases.
What is the chemical formula for when you add a base to an acid?
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Is ammonia an example of an acid or base?
Ammonia is a base with the chemical formula NH3.
Is sodium bicarbonate considered an acid or a base?
It is a base .... at least to my chemical knowledge
Would it take the same amount of base to neutralize a weak acid as it would a strong acid?
The amount of base depends on the chemical formula of the acid.
Is HClO3 an acid base or salt?
HClO4 is an acid. Hint: if "H" is at the beginning of a chemical formula, the compound is probably an acid.
Is salt an acid or an alkili?
Salts are neither acidic or alkaline; they are neutral. Salts are a product of a chemical reaction between an acid and a base.
What is the acid and base of H2SO3?
Interesting and very difficult to put into x amount of letters.
Why can't a chemical be both base and an acid?
An "acid" is a chemical that has a PH lower than 7.0 and a "base" is a chemical that has a PH higher than 7.0. It would be impossible for a chemical to have a PH both lower and higher than 7.0 at the same time. Pure water has a PH of exactly 7.0 and is therefore neither an acid nor a base.
Is Br and acid or base?
Neither acid nor base.
Is Dextrose an acid or a base?
Neither. Dextrose is a form of sugar. It is neither an acid nor a base.
