Classify these compounds as a Brønsted–Lowry acid, a Brønsted–Lowry base, or neither.
HF
(CH3)2NH
KOH
HNO3
C2H5OC2H5
CHCl3
H3PO4
3 Answers
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acid
base
neither
acid
neither
neither
acid
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KOH is a Base
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H + Halogens is acid, HCl, HBr, HI are STRONG, HF is weak.
(CH3)2NH is amine (deriv of ammonia NH3), also C2H5NH2 and (CH3)3N – are weak bases
Metal + OH is strong base (& NaOH, LiOH, Ba(OH)2, Ca(OH)2, etc)
HNO3 is nitric ACID
C2H5OC2H5 (diethyl ether) is base
CHCl3 (chloroform) is neither
H3PO4 is phosphoric ACID
