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792 Chapter 14 | Acid-Base Equilibria
Exercises
14.1 Brønsted-Lowry Acids and Bases
1. Write equations that show NH3 as both a conjugate acid and a conjugate base.
2. Write equations that show acting both as an acid and as a base.
3. Show by suitable net ionic equations that each of the following species can act as a Brønsted-Lowry acid: (a)
(b) HCl
(c) NH3
(d) CH3CO2H (e)
(f)
4. Show by suitable net ionic equations that each of the following species can act as a Brønsted-Lowry acid: (a) HNO3
(b)
(c) H2S
(d) CH3CH2COOH
(e)
(f) HS−
5. Show by suitable net ionic equations that each of the following species can act as a Brønsted-Lowry base: (a) H2O
(b) OH−
(c) NH3
(d) CN−
(e) S2−
(f)
6. Show by suitable net ionic equations that each of the following species can act as a Brønsted-Lowry base: (a) HS−
(b)
(c) (d) C2H5OH
(e) O2−
(f)
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