H2O which type of acid?
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H2O Is not a acid, it is a water
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This means the water is donating the hydrogen ion, which classifies it as an acid using the Brønsted concept. Good! As these two reactions show, water can act as an acid or a base; molecules (or ions) that can do this are called amphiprotic. When an amphiprotic molecule (or ion) reacts with an acid, it acts as a base.
Part of the definition of an acid is its capacity to donate H+ (protons). In the case of water, unless there is a strong proton accepter, water doesn't lose its Hydrogen as H+. This is due to the strong electronegativity of Oxygen. Thus one can say water is not an acid.
Part of the definition of an acid is its capacity to donate H+ (protons). In the case of water, unless there is a strong proton accepter, water doesn't lose its Hydrogen as H+. This is due to the strong electronegativity of Oxygen. Thus one can say water is not an acid.
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