All categories

3 years ago

Water _____.

Chemistry

1 answer:

Sergio039 [100]3 years ago

4 0

Answer: is neither an acid nor a base

Explanation: Water is a universal solvent which means it can dissolve most of the substances in it.

Water has high thermal heat capacity , which means large heat is required to heat the water.

Water is not always pure as it gets contaminated by various pollutants present in the atmosphere such as gases, bacteria and suspended matter.

Water is an amphoteric substance which can act as both acid and base, thus can donate and acept [texH^+[/tex] ions.Thus it is neither an acid nor a base.

$HCl+H_2O\rightarrow H_3O^++Cl^-$

Here water is accepting a proton, thus it acts as base.

$NH_3+H_2O\rightarrow NH_4^++OH^-$

Here water is donating a proton, thus it acts as acid.

You might be interested in

The pH of a 1.0M solution of butanoic acid HC4H7O2 is measured to be 2.41. Calculate the acid dissociation constant Ka of butano

Lubov Fominskaja [6]

Answer:

Ka = 1.52 E-5

Explanation:

CH3-(CH2)2-COOH ↔ CH3(CH2)2COO- + H3O+

⇒ Ka = [H3O+][CH3)CH2)2COO-] / [CH3(CH2)2COOH]

mass balance:

⇒<em> C</em> CH3(CH2)2COOH = [CH3(CH2)2COO-] + [CH3(CH2)2COOH] = 1.0 M

charge balance:

⇒ [H3O+] = [CH3(CH2)2COO-]

⇒ Ka = [H3O+]²/(1 - [H3O+])

∴ pH = 2.41 = - Log [H3O+]

⇒ [H3O+] = 3.89 E-3 M

⇒ Ka = (3.89 E-3)² / ( 1 - 3.89 E-3 )

⇒ Ka = 1.519 E-5

3 0

3 years ago

The maximum amount of nickel(II) cyanide that will dissolve in a 0.220 M nickel(II) nitrate solution is...?

sweet [91]

Answer : The maximum amount of nickel(II) cyanide is $5.84\times 10^{-12}M$

Explanation :

The solubility equilibrium reaction will be:

$Ni(CN)_2\rightleftharpoons Ni^{2+}+2CN^-$

Initial conc. 0.220 0

At eqm. (0.220+s) 2s

The expression for solubility constant for this reaction will be,

$K_{sp}=[Ni^{2+}][CN^-]^2$

Now put all the given values in this expression, we get:

$3.0\times 10^{-23}=(0.220+s)\times (2s)^2$

$s=5.84\times 10^{-12}M$

Therefore, the maximum amount of nickel(II) cyanide is $5.84\times 10^{-12}M$

7 0

2 years ago

Name 5 Scientific types of systems<br> IF YOU PUT A REASONABLE ANSWER, I WILL MARK YOU BRAINLEST

babymother [125]

Open system ( exchanges energy and matter with the surroundings)
Closed system ( exchanges only energy with the surroundings)
Isolated system ( does not exchange energy or matter)
Adiabatic system ( does not allow any heat to be transferred into or out of the system)

5 0

3 years ago

how often should gas appliances be checked for proper operation in order to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning?

yawa3891 [41]

You should be checking your gas appliances every year, it should always be a qualified technician.

8 0

2 years ago

Which element is found in period 6 group 14<br>

kicyunya [14]

Answer:

Lead

that can be found in the periodic table of elements

Explanation:

7 0

3 years ago