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The premise of this question is incorrect. When NaOH is added to water the hydroxide concentration increases. NaOH is a base. If a substance decreases hydroxide concentration it would be an acid.
No. A base decreases the amount of hydronium, and increases the amount of hydroxide.
H3O+ (or just H+)
When an acid (any) is added the H+ concentration goes up, and the pH goes down.
it is called a buffer. there would be minimal change in pH value if this solution is added
The premise of this question is incorrect. When NaOH is added to water the hydroxide concentration increases. NaOH is a base. If a substance decreases hydroxide concentration it would be an acid.
it is a base
No. A base decreases the amount of hydronium, and increases the amount of hydroxide.
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A hydroxide ion.
It increases.
hydrogen
H3O+ (or just H+)
When an acid (any) is added the H+ concentration goes up, and the pH goes down.
the excess hydronium reacts with hydroxide in water to form more water and reduce the amount of hydroxide present.
Adding water does not always decrease pH. pH is a measure of the concentration of hydrogen ions, also called hydronium ions. They are inversely related. More hydrogen ions means a lower pH. A base has a pH greater than 7 (neutral) because it has an increased amount of hydroxide ions which causes a lower amount of hydrogen ions. Adding more water to a base solution causes the concentration of the hydroxide ions to become less, thus due to equilibrium, causing the hydrogen ion concentration to increase. This does cause pH to become less ... decrease. But an acid solution does the exact opposite when water is added. It already has a large concentration of hydrogen ions, but as water is added the concentration decreases and this causes pH to increase.
An Arrhenius acid is a substance that when added to water increases the concentration of H+ ions. When it is added to water, it loses its hydrogen ion, which combines with water molecules to form hydronium, H3O+. Hydrochloric acid is an example of an Arrhenius acid. HCl + H2O ---> H3O+ + Cl-