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Yes, the OH- ion has 3 lone pairs that it can potentially donate

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Is H3O Lewis acid or base?

A basic solution has more OH- ions A solution with more H3O+ is acidic.


What makes a chemical a base?

A chemical is basic if it can either donate OH- ions (Bronsted base) or a lone pair of electrons (Lewis base)


Is SO2 a Lewis acid?

Yes, SO2 can act as a Lewis acid because it is electron-deficient and can accept a pair of electrons from a Lewis base.


What are examples of a Lewis base?

Examples of Lewis bases include ammonia (NH3), water (H2O), and hydroxide ion (OH-). Lewis bases are molecules or ions that can donate an electron pair to form a covalent bond with a Lewis acid.


Is CH3OH a Lewis acid or base?

CH3OH is a Lewis base.


Does A base is a compound that produces OH ions in solution?

There are Bronsted-Lowry bases and Lewis bases... Brønsted bases accept protons (H+) and Lewis bases donate electrons... So something like H2O + H2O--> H3O (hydronium) + -OH would mean that H2O is a Bronsted base and acid. You have to look at it in context.


Is Br a Lewis acid or Lewis base?

Br can act as a Lewis base by donating its lone pair of electrons to form a coordinate covalent bond with a Lewis acid.


Is H2NNH2 an arrhenius base?

No, H2NNH2 is not an Arrhenius base because it is a weak base known as hydrazine. Arrhenius bases dissociate in water to produce hydroxide ions (OH-), whereas hydrazine does not ionize to form OH- ions but rather accepts protons (H+).


How is hydroxide a Lewis base?

Hydroxide is a Lewis base because it is a species that can donate a pair of electrons to form a coordinate covalent bond with another species that accepts those electrons, such as a proton in an acid-base reaction. The hydroxide ion (OH-) has a lone pair of electrons that it can donate to form such a bond.


PMe3 Lewis acid or base?

PMe3 is a Lewis base(elctron donor).


What does a base remove or accept?

They incr see the [OH]


What happens in a Lewis acid-base reaction?

An acid accepts an electron pair from a base.