Chemistry (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0078021529
ISBN 13: 978-0-07802-152-7

Chapter 16 - Questions and Problems - Page 770: 16.7

Answer

Reactions (a) and (b) could represent a Bronsted acid-base reaction.

Work Step by Step

- Identify the reactions where a molecule is giving (Acid) one hydrogen, and the other molecule is receiving this proton. - In (a), the blue molecule is acting like an acid, and the red one, like a base. - In (b), the blue molecule is acting like a base, and the red one, like an acid.
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