how zn+2behave both acid and base
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Zinc hydroxide is formed by mixing together solutions of zinc ions and hydroxide ions. ... Both react showing that the zinc hydroxide is able to react with acids and bases. The zinc hydroxide is amphoteric in that the zinc reacts as a lewis acid and the hydroxide reacts as a lewis (and Bronsted-Lowry) base.
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Zinc oxide (ZnO) reacts with both acids and with bases: In acid: ZnO + H2SO4 → ZnSO4 + H2O. In base: ZnO + 2 NaOH + H2O → Na2[Zn(OH)4]
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