Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Which of the following can act as Lowry – Bronsted acid as well as base?
Options
HCl
\[\ce{SO^{2-}_4}\]
\[\ce{HPO^{2-}_4}\]
Br−
Advertisements
Solution
\[\ce{HPO^{2-}_4}\]
Explanation:
\[\ce{HPO^{2-}_4}\] can have the ability to accept a proton to form \[\ce{H2PO^{-}_4}\].
It can also have the ability to donate a proton to form \[\ce{PO^{-3}_4}\]
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Answer the following in brief :
What is meant by conjugate acid-base pair?
Answer the following in brief :
Ammonia serves as a Lewis base whereas AlCl3 is Lewis acid. Explain.
The theory which explain amphoteric nature of water is ______.
Which of the following fluro compounds is most likely to behave as a Lewis base?
Discuss the Lowry – Bronsted concept of acids and bases.
Identify the conjugate acid-base pair for the following reaction in an aqueous solution.
\[\ce{NH^+_4 + CO^{2-}_3 ⇌ NH3 + HCO^-_3}\]
Identify the conjugate acid - base pair in the following reaction.
\[\ce{H2O + HCl -> H3O+ + Cl-}\]
Which of the following species is amphoteric in nature?
Calculate pH of 0.01 M NaOH.
Define acids according to Bronsted-Lowry theory.
