Science, asked by shreemaulya, 1 year ago

is alcohol a base ? How ? Explain with examples

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Answered by agarwalkritika004555

Like water, they are amphoteric: they can function as (weak) acids or (weaker) bases depending on the conditions. By the Arrhenius definition of an acid and base, alcohol is neither acidic nor basic when dissolved in water, as it neither produces H+ nor OH- in solution.

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