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Water. Water can behave as an acid or a base. Water contains H + and OH - ions. Water dissociates: H 2 O (l) H + (aq) + OH - (aq) Really H 3 O + hydronium ion. Amphiprotic vs amphoteric. A substance that can donate or accept protons is called amphiprotic
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Water • Water can behave as an acid or a base. • Water contains H+ and OH- ions. • Water dissociates: • H2O(l) H+(aq) + OH-(aq) • Really H3O+ hydronium ion 12 Chemistry 2.6 rxn rates, eqm, acids and bases CR 07
Amphiprotic vs amphoteric • A substance that can donate or accept protons is called amphiprotic • Salts can act as acids and bases by donating or accepting H+- usually H3O+ or OH- ions are formed – this is called amphoteric 12 Chemistry 2.6 rxn rates, eqm, acids and bases CR 07
acid base • HCl + H2O H3O+ + Cl- • Wateris behaving as a base accepts proton donates proton 12 Chemistry 2.6 rxn rates, eqm, acids and bases CR 07
base acid • O2- + H2O OH- • Wateris behaving as an acid accepts proton donates proton 12 Chemistry 2.6 rxn rates, eqm, acids and bases CR 07
Amphiprotic • Water is amphiprotic as it does not react with acids or bases to neutralise them – it does however donate or accept protons. • An amphoteric substance can neutralise an acid or a base 12 Chemistry 2.6 rxn rates, eqm, acids and bases CR 07
Acidic substances • When [H3O+] > [OH-] a solution is acidic • An acidic substance is a substance that will either: • dissolve in water to form an acidic solution OR • Do not dissolve but react with bases and basic solutions 12 Chemistry 2.6 rxn rates, eqm, acids and bases CR 07
Basic substances • When [OH-]> [H3O+] a solution is basic • A basic substance is a substance that will either: • dissolve in water to form a basic solution OR • Do not dissolve but react with acids and acidic solutions 12 Chemistry 2.6 rxn rates, eqm, acids and bases CR 07
Amphoteric substances • Amphoteric substances do not dissolve in waterBUTdo react with BOTHacidic and basic solutions. • Metal oxides and hydroxides are amphoteric 12 Chemistry 2.6 rxn rates, eqm, acids and bases CR 07
Al2O3 is amphoteric • Al2O3(s)+6H+(aq)2Al3+(aq) +3H2O(aq) • Al2O3(s)+2OH-(aq)+3H2O 2Al(OH)4(aq) +3H2O(aq) • evaporated NaAl(OH)4 • Al2O3(s) has reacted with both an acidic solution and a basic solution 12 Chemistry 2.6 rxn rates, eqm, acids and bases CR 07