Question

Help needed Assignment is due Justify that H2SO4 is Arrhenius acid and KOH is Arrhenius base.

Answer 1

Answer:

Arrhenius Acid:

According to Arrhenius concept, Acids are proton donors.

Since H₂SO₄ have a proton (H⁺ ion) and it can donate it to be made a sulphate ion, So it is an Arrhenius acid.

See the following reaction =>

H₂SO₄ + H₂O => HSO₄ + H₃O⁺

Arrhenius Base:

An Arrhenius base is a a proton acceptor.

KOH accepts the proton to to made to KOH₂ and a proton acceptor.

See the following reaction =>

KOH + H₂o => KOH₂ + OH⁻