a) HBr : A Bronsted acid and a Lewis acid
b) HCN : A Lewis acid, but not a Bronsted acid
c) CH3CH2CH2COOH : A Lewis acid, but not a Bronsted acid
d) Ni 2+(aq) : A Bronsted acid, but not a Lewis acid
e) C6H6 : Neutral, not an acid or base of any kind
I'm really stuck! can someone help me with this, and also explain the difference between a Bronsted and Lewis acids and bases? i already know that All Bronsted-Lowry acids and all Bronsted-Lowry bases...
Thanks!
2006-12-08 05:41:48 · 2 answers · asked by r.y 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
bronsted said that a comp is an acid if it can give H+ and base which can accept H+.
Lewis said that an aci d is that which can accept a lone pair and a base which can give a lone pair.
I think you r O.K. with this concept now.
2006-12-08 05:54:28 · answer #1 · answered by vij 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any substance that can give H+ is a bronsted acid.
Any substance that can accept a pair of electrons is a lweis acid.
Now,
a) False (not a lewis acid)
b) False (not a lewis acid, but a bronsted acid)
c) False (Bronsted acid, not lewis acid)
d) False (Lewis acid,not bronsted acid)
e) True
2006-12-08 05:50:24 · answer #2 · answered by src_virus 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋