After doing a problem and finding a solution, I need to know how to tell if it is an acid or base...
2007-06-27 15:46:54 · 3 answers · asked by lovelatte57 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Acids are going to be easier.
Both Arrhenius and Bronsted-Lowry defintions will result in Acids having an ionizable Hydrogen ion.
Most of the time, bases will have an ionizable OH- ion
But it is really in how they react.
Acids will donate a proton and bases will recive a proton, in th ereaction.
2007-06-27 16:06:32 · answer #1 · answered by reb1240 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The substance is an acid or base, not the formula. Let us know, and we will tell you.
2007-06-27 22:55:52 · answer #2 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
take the acid-base indicator, say it is lacmus-paper. It can indicate if you contact the acid/base with those paper. Try it!
2007-06-27 23:21:37 · answer #3 · answered by Arfianto M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋