net ionic equation to show how triethanolamine, C6H15O3N, behaves as a base in water?

1 Answer
Apr 30, 2018

Well, as you know triethanolamine is an amine...a Bronsted base...

Explanation:

And so we write...

#N{CH_2CH_2OH}_3+H_2OrightleftharpoonsHstackrel(+)N{CH_2CH_2OH}_3+HO^(-)#

...and in fact this is the net ionic equation..