Is hydroxide a acid or base?

Answer 1

Base.

What does a base want more than anything in the world?

ANSWER - a proton! (H+)

OH- is missing a proton (one more would make it the very satisfied H2O molecule). That's how you know it's a base.

Answer 2

its alkaline, alot of people tend to get mixed up with this due to the reactivity.

Its an base(alkaline) and a alkali since it desolves in water all hydroxides are the same and end in OH

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Answer 3

Calcium hydroxide is a base. All metal hydroxides are.

Answer 4

It is a base.

ALL HYDROXIDES (OH- compounds) are bases, accepting protons. Acids have hydrogen ions (H+).

Answer 5

hidroxide is a base

Answer 6

Hydrochloric acid is of course an acid.

Answer 7

acid