Amphoteric means that the substance can act as ei.pdf

Amphoteric means that the substance can act as either an acid or a base in solution.
The two options that jump out are H2O and H2SO4. The rest are conjugates of either
Strong/Weak acids and bases and are not able to act efficiently as acids or bases. H2SO4
CANNOT act as an amphoteric substance because it can only act as an acid. The reason I wanted
to point this substance out those is because if this compound gained one electron, (acted as an
acid) it would turn into HSO4- and this substance IS amphoteric because it can either gain or
lose electrons going to SO4(2-) or H2SO4 respectively. Be sure to look out for these substances.
H2O is often used as either a base or an acid because when is loses an electron, is is H3O+ and
when it gains an electron it is OH-. This makes water very likely (certainly) the most likely to be
amphoteric.
Solution
Amphoteric means that the substance can act as either an acid or a base in solution.
The two options that jump out are H2O and H2SO4. The rest are conjugates of either
Strong/Weak acids and bases and are not able to act efficiently as acids or bases. H2SO4
CANNOT act as an amphoteric substance because it can only act as an acid. The reason I wanted
to point this substance out those is because if this compound gained one electron, (acted as an
acid) it would turn into HSO4- and this substance IS amphoteric because it can either gain or
lose electrons going to SO4(2-) or H2SO4 respectively. Be sure to look out for these substances.
H2O is often used as either a base or an acid because when is loses an electron, is is H3O+ and
when it gains an electron it is OH-. This makes water very likely (certainly) the most likely to be
amphoteric..

1. Amphoteric means that the substance can act as either an acid or a base in solution.
The two options that jump out are H2O and H2SO4. The rest are conjugates of either
Strong/Weak acids and bases and are not able to act efficiently as acids or bases. H2SO4
CANNOT act as an amphoteric substance because it can only act as an acid. The reason I wanted
to point this substance out those is because if this compound gained one electron, (acted as an
acid) it would turn into HSO4- and this substance IS amphoteric because it can either gain or
lose electrons going to SO4(2-) or H2SO4 respectively. Be sure to look out for these substances.
H2O is often used as either a base or an acid because when is loses an electron, is is H3O+ and
when it gains an electron it is OH-. This makes water very likely (certainly) the most likely to be
amphoteric.

Solution
Amphoteric means that the substance can act as either an acid or a base in solution.
The two options that jump out are H2O and H2SO4. The rest are conjugates of either
Strong/Weak acids and bases and are not able to act efficiently as acids or bases. H2SO4
CANNOT act as an amphoteric substance because it can only act as an acid. The reason I wanted
to point this substance out those is because if this compound gained one electron, (acted as an
acid) it would turn into HSO4- and this substance IS amphoteric because it can either gain or
lose electrons going to SO4(2-) or H2SO4 respectively. Be sure to look out for these substances.
H2O is often used as either a base or an acid because when is loses an electron, is is H3O+ and
when it gains an electron it is OH-. This makes water very likely (certainly) the most likely to be
amphoteric.