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ampiphrotic substance (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter sssona09
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Aluminium oxide is not amphiprotic. It is amphoteric.
It can act as either acid or base, i.e. it can react with either a base or an acid.
I believe you could use these neutralisation reactions:
} +6HCl_{(aq)} \to 3H_2O_{(aq)} + 2AlCl_3_{(aq)}} )
} +2NaOH_{(aq)} \to H_2O_{(aq)} + 2AlNaO_2_{(aq)}} )
Amphoteric substances are ones that can act as either acids or bases. Amphiprotic substances can either donate or accept a hydrogen ion (this also makes them amphoteric).
} + H^+_{(aq)} \rightleftharpoons H_3O^+_{(aq)}} )
} \rightleftharpoons OH^-_{(aq)} + H^+_{(aq)}} )
It can act as either acid or base, i.e. it can react with either a base or an acid.
I believe you could use these neutralisation reactions:
Amphoteric substances are ones that can act as either acids or bases. Amphiprotic substances can either donate or accept a hydrogen ion (this also makes them amphoteric).
