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Acids are substances which produce hydrogen ionsin solution.

Bases are substances which produce hydroxide ionsin solution.

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What is formed from the neutralization of an Arrhenius acid with an Arrhenius base?

Salt and water are formed from the neutralization of an Arrhenius acid with an Arrhenius base.


Is CH3OH an Arrhenius base?

No, CH3OH (methanol) is not an Arrhenius base. It is a weak acid.


Is Ba(OH)2 classified as an Arrhenius acid or base?

Ba(OH)2 is classified as an Arrhenius base.


Why are the arrhenius definitions too restrictive?

The Arrhenius definitions are too restrictive because they only consider substances that ionize in water to produce H+ or OH- ions as acids or bases. This limited scope excludes other substances that can exhibit acidic or basic behavior in different solvents or conditions. Additionally, the Arrhenius definitions do not account for the concept of proton transfer in acid-base reactions beyond simple ionization reactions.


Is BF3 a Arrhenius acid?

No, BF3 is not an Arrhenius acid. It is a Lewis acid because it can accept a pair of electrons from a Lewis base to form a coordinate covalent bond.


An arrhenius acid is an bronsted lowry acid bt an arrhenius base is NT a bronsted lowry base?

Yes, that's correct. An Arrhenius acid releases H+ ions in water, making it a Bronsted-Lowry acid. On the other hand, an Arrhenius base releases OH- ions in water but may not necessarily donate or accept protons in other reactions, so it is not always considered a Bronsted-Lowry base.


Is br- an Arrhenius base?

No, Br- is not an Arrhenius base. It is the conjugate base of hydrobromic acid (HBr) and would act as a base in a Brønsted-Lowry sense by accepting a proton.


Which substance is always a product when an Arrhenius acid in an aqueous solution reacts with an Arrhenius base in an aqueous solution?

This is neutralization which will produce salt and water


What are the Categories of Arrhenius acid and Arrhenius base?

What is Arrhenius concept of acid and base?The universal aqueous acid-base definition of the Arrhenius concept is described as the formation of water from hydrogen and hydroxide ions, or hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions from the dissociation of an acid and base in aqueous solution:H+ (aq) + OH− (aq) H2O(In modern times, the use of H+ is regarded as a shorthand for H3O+, since it is now known that the bare proton H+ does not exist as a free species in solution.)This leads to the definition that in Arrhenius acid-base reactions, a salt and water is formed from the reaction between an acid and a base. In other words, this is a neutralization reaction.acid+ + base− → salt + water


What happens in a acid base reaction according to the Arrhenius definition?

An acid donates an H+ and a base donates an OH


Which of the following best describes an Arrhenius acid-base reaction?

Acid + base salt + water


How did Svante Arrhenius contribute to acid base chemistry?

Ahh, Svante Arrhenius. Cool guy. Wish I'd met him. Anyway, Arrhenius created a definition for an acid and for a base -- Acid - a substance which produces hydronium ions (H3O+) in aqueous solution Base - a substance which produces hydroxide ions (OH-) in aqueous solution That's it!