Ethyl alcohol (c2h5 oh) contains both h and oh groups, yet it is neither acidic nor basic. why? how can you test that it does not give h+ ions or oh- ions in the solution?
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Ethyl alcohol is a molecular substance and thus despite having hydrogen and OH atoms, they are not in ion form.
Thus it is neither acidic nor basic.
For a substance to be acidic it must have Hydrogen ions and not atom.
And for a substance to be basic it must have hydroxyl ions.
To test for both H⁺ and OH⁻ we use litmus paper.
The H⁺ turns blue litmus paper red whereas the OH⁻ turns red litmus blue.
Thus it is neither acidic nor basic.
For a substance to be acidic it must have Hydrogen ions and not atom.
And for a substance to be basic it must have hydroxyl ions.
To test for both H⁺ and OH⁻ we use litmus paper.
The H⁺ turns blue litmus paper red whereas the OH⁻ turns red litmus blue.
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Explanation:
Ethyl alcohol is a molecular substance and thus despite having hydrogen and OH atoms, they are not in ion form.
Thus it is neither acidic nor basic.
For a substance to be acidic it must have Hydrogen ions and not atom.
And for a substance to be basic it must have hydroxyl ions.
To test for both H⁺ and OH⁻ we use litmus paper.
The H⁺ turns blue litmus paper red whereas the OH⁻ turns red litmus blue.
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