HCO3 Base or Acid?

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2006-12-04 11:17:49 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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It is both. The HCO3- (bicarbonate or hydrogen carbonate ion) can gain a proton (acting as a base) to become carbonic acid (H2CO3), or it can lose a proton (acting as an acid) to become a carbonate ion, CO32-.

2006-12-04 11:24:31 · answer #1 · answered by hcbiochem 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

its both!

2006-12-04 19:26:26 · answer #2 · answered by fergillicous69 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋