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5.) Under the Bronsted-Lowery definition, acids are defined as substances that release protons when they react wheras bases react by attracting protons. Use this definition and the following reaction to answer Questions A and B.
2 NaOH + H2C2O4 ----> Na2C2O4 + 2 H2O
a.) Does H2C2O4 react as an acid or base? Justify your answer.
b.) What part of H2O comes from NaOH? Based on this, how do we know NaOH reacts as a base? 5.) Under the Bronsted-Lowery definition, acids are defined as substances that release protons when they react wheras bases react by attracting protons. Use this definition and the following reaction to answer Questions A and B.
2 NaOH + H2C2O4 ----> Na2C2O4 + 2 H2O
a.) Does H2C2O4 react as an acid or base? Justify your answer.
b.) What part of H2O comes from NaOH? Based on this, how do we know NaOH reacts as a base? 5.) Under the Bronsted-Lowery definition, acids are defined as substances that release protons when they react wheras bases react by attracting protons. Use this definition and the following reaction to answer Questions A and B.
2 NaOH + H2C2O4 ----> Na2C2O4 + 2 H2O
a.) Does H2C2O4 react as an acid or base? Justify your answer.
b.) What part of H2O comes from NaOH? Based on this, how do we know NaOH reacts as a base?

Explanation / Answer

a.) Does H2C2O4 react as an acid or base? Justify your answer: Yes, H2C2O4 is a proton doner and reacts with proton acceptor OH- obtained from NaOH that results the H2O molecule as byproduct.

b.) In the H2O, OH- comes from NaOH which acts as a base because Na gives one electron to more electronegative O atom that results Na+OH- forming an ionic compound.

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