Question

How to.Know which will.Act as acid and which will.As base?

Answer 1

the sol. which has a tendency to give H+ ion is called acid and which has a tendency to removeOH-ion is called base

Answer 2

Acid and Base can be identified by 3 ways...

1] Which can give H+ ions are classified as acid and which can give OH- ions are called as base.

2] Lewis Acid and Base:-
Element which can accept lone pair are called as acid and which can give lone pair are called as base.

3] Arrhenius Acid and Base:-
Arrhenius acid dissociates in water to form hydrogen ions, while an Arrhenius base dissociates in water to form hydroxide ion.


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