Question

alchohols can act as base. Explain?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Alcohol is amphoteric in nature i.e. it can acts as an acid as well as a base. Alcohol acts as a base as it can accept H+from mineral acids as well as water. ... However, it acts as a weak acid due to the presence of strong conjugate base RO-. Stronger the conjugate base, weaker is the acid.

Answer 2

Answer:

Alcohol is amphoteric in nature i.e. itcan acts as an acid as well as a base.Alcohol acts as a base as it can accept H+ from mineral acids as well as water. Also, due to the presence of highly electronegative O atom, the bond between O-H is weak as the electron pair is attracted more by O and therefore, the H+Oct 28, 2016