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An amphoteric compound can act as a?
An amphoteric compound can act as an acid but also as base.
Is ammonia an amphoteric substance?
No, in order for a substance to be considered amphoteric it must be able to act as an acid and a base. Sodium sulfite will only act as a base, and thus it is not amphoteric.
Is Glycine amphoteric?
Yes, Glycine is amphoteric. It can act as an acid or as a base (or alkaline).
Can an amphoteric compound act like an acid and a base?
Am amphoteric substance can react as a base but also as an acid.
What can act like and acid and bases?
These substances are called amphoteric.
Is salt amphoteric?
Sodium chloride is not amphoteric.
Is a bicarbonate ion an amphoteric substance?
amphoteric
Is it possable for chemical to behave as an acid and a base?
Yes. A substance with both acidic and basic properties is called an amphoteric substance. Water, while generally regarded as neutral, is actually amphoteric. Sodium bicarbonate is also amphoteric. While it usually acts as a base, it can act as an acid under highly alkaline conditions.
Is ciprofloxacin acidic basic amphoteric or neutral?
amphoteric
What is a common amphoteric substance?
Water is an amphoteric substance.
What is an Amphoteric substance?
Amphoteric Substance is one that can react as either an acid or base."Partly one and partly the other; neither acid nor alkaline; neutral" (I don't think this answer is correct)The word is derived from the Greek prefix ampho- meaning "both".Many metals (such as zinc, tin, lead, aluminium, and beryllium) and most metalloids have amphoteric oxides. Other examples include amino acids and proteins, which have amine and carboxylic acid groups, and self-ionizable compounds such as water and ammonia.
Why are proteins and amino acid considered to be natural buffers?
Because of their amphoteric nature they can act as natural buffers.
