Main Characterstics or Lewis/Bronsted Definition

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• How can I complete the following equation: #CH_3CH_2NH-CH_3 + HBr ->?#
• Which definition for acids and bases is the right one: Lewis or Brønsted?
• How does Lewis define acids and bases?
• What definition of acids and bases emphasizes the role of protons?
• How are acids and bases defined by Brønsted theory?
• How did Lewis create his acids and bases model?
• What are the differences between Brønsted–Lowry model and the Lewis model for acids and bases?
• How is #H^+# acting in the reaction #H^++:NH_3 ->[H:NH_3]^+#according to the Lewis definition?
• How is #NH_3 # acting in the reaction #H^++:NH_3 ->[H:NH_3]^+#according to the Lewis definition?
• Which pair is a Brønsted–Lowry conjugate acid–base pair? #NH_3 ; NH_4^+# or #H_3O^+ ; OH^-# or #HCl; HBr# or #ClO_4^(-); ClO_3^-#
• How can I classify each species as either a Lewis acid or a Lewis base for: #Fe_3^+, BH_3, NH_3 and F^-#?
• What is the Brønsted–Lowry definition of an acid? Of a base?
• How can I classify each species as either a Lewis acid or a Lewis base for #BeCl_2#, #OH^-#, #B(OH)_3# and #CN^-#?
• Why is there more than one definition of acid–base behavior?
• How can I identify the nucleophile and the electrophile in the #AlCl_3 + NH_3 -> Cl_3Al^(-)NH_3^+# acid–base reaction?
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• Is NF3 an acid or a base?
• Why is AlCl3 a lewis acid ?
• Why is CO a lewis acid?
• Is CO2 an acid or a base?
• Is hydrogen an acid or a base?
• Why is AlCl3 a lewis acid if a lewis acid is a species that contains an atom that is at least two electrons short of a closed outer shell?
• Is B(OH)3 a lewis base?
• Can H2O act as a lewis acid, lewis base, or both?
• Is CO a lewis acid?
• Is #"BCl"_3# a lewis acid?
• Which is considered a stronger lewis acid, BF3 or BCl3?
• Is H+ a lewis acid?
• Is #"CN"^(-)# a Lewis base? Why?
• Are #"CCl"_4# and benzene bases or acids?
• What is a Lewis acid?
• What qualifies sulfuric acid as a lewis acid?
• How would you identify the lewis acid and lewis base in the following equation: H2O + H- yields OH- + H2?
• What makes something a lewis acid or a lewis base?
• Why is NH3 a lewis base and BCl3 a lewis acid?
• Is HCl a Lewis acid?
• Is #"NH"_4^(+)# an acid or a base?
• Is Na+ an acid or a base?
• What is the difference between Arrhenius, bronsted-lowry and Lewis acids and bases?
• Why does SiF4 act as a lewis acid?
• Which is the stronger lewis acid Cu+ or Cu2+?
• Is CH3NH2 an acid or a base?
• Is #"Mg"^(2+)# a Lewis Acid or Lewis Base?
• Which is the Lewis acid, and which is the Lewis base in the following equation: SO2(g) + H2O(l) --> H2SO3(aq)?
• Is boron trihydride (#"BH"_3#) a base?
• Is AlCl3 a lewis acid?
• How can CH3OH be a lewis acid?
• Is BI3 a stronger Lewis acid than BCl3 and BF3?
• Is H2S a lewis acid or a lewis base?
• Is ammonia (NH3) an acid or a base?
• Is BBr3 Lewis acid or base?
• Is BBr3 a lewis acid or base?
• Which of the following is Lewis base: AlCl3, CO, CO2, or BF3?
• Which one of the following is least able to behave as a Lewis base: CH3NH2, (CH3)2NH, (CH3)3N , or (CH3)3NH+?
• If CN- is a lewis base, can it also act as a lewis acid?
• Is #"SO"_2# a Lewis acid?
• How can you tell if an element or compound is a lewis acid or lewis base?
• Why is #"AlF"_3# not-as-often used a good Lewis acid catalyst?
• Why can ethanol be considered both a Lewis acid and a Lewis base?
• Given, 2NH3 + Ag+ Ag(NH3)2+, what is the lewis acid and the lewis base in this equation?
• How would you distinguish between a Lewis acid and a Lewis base?
• How are Bronsted lowry acid and bases defined?
• How do you identify Bronsted-Lowry acids and bases?
• What is the Bronsted-Lowry acid and base theory?
• What is the Bronsted-Lowry acid and base versus Lewis?
• How does a Bronsted-Lowry acid/base reaction proceed?
• How does Bronsted-Lowry define acids and bases?
• What are some examples of Lewis acids and bases?
• How do Lewis acids and bases differ from Bronsted/Lowry acids and bases?
• How do Lewis acids and bases differ from other acids and bases?
• How do you identify Lewis acids and bases?
• How do you differentiate between Lewis acids and bases?
• How are Lewis acids and bases distinguished from others?
• Why is #HBr# an electrophile?
• Why is #CH_3Cl# an electrophile?
• Why is bromine an electrophile?
• Why is #BF_3# an electrophile?
• Why is #AlCl_3# an electrophile?
• Why is #CO_2# an electrophile?
• Why is carbene an electrophile?
• Why are halogens electrophiles?
• What does electrophile mean?
• How are electrophiles ranked?
• How are electrophiles identified?
• How are electrophiles formed?
• How do you determine whether a molecule is an electrophile?
• How can bromine be an electrophile?
• What does this reaction yield: #HC_2H_3O_2 + NaOH#?
• In this acid base reaction: #NaOH+HCl->NaCl+H_2O#, if we measured out 10.0 mL of a 2.0 M solution of #HCl#, how many grams of sodium hydroxide(#NaOH#; MW=40 g/mol) would we need to neutralize the #HCl# solution?
• How do you write a net ionic equation for the reaction that occurs when aqueous solutions of sodium hydroxide and hydrofluoric acid are combined?
• What reaction occurs when 25.0 mL of 0.600 M NaOH are mixed with 15.0 mL of 0.400 M HNO3? What is the balanced equation and the net ionic equation?
• How do you write a balanced equation for acid-base reactions?
• Which substances are always produced in an acid-base neutralization reaction?
• Is vinegar and baking soda a acid-base reaction? #CH_3COOH# and #NaHCO_3#
• How do I identify acid-base reactions and redox reactions?
• What is an acid-base reaction? Are they single-replacement, double-replacement, synthesis, or decomposition reactions?
• What is an acid-base reaction?
• For an acid-base reaction, what is the reacting species in the following acid: Hydriodic acid? How do you determine this?
• Why are acid base neutralization reactions exothermic? What does the strength of the acid have to do with it?
• How do you identifying redox, precipitate, and acid base reactions?
• How do you write an acid/base reactions with phases? For example, including phases, write the chemical equation for the reaction of the weak acid HCN with water.
• Is this an acid-base reaction: #CaCo3 + H_2CO_3#? Does it produce water+salt?
• Is #NH_4OH + HCl# an acid base reaction?
• How do you complete and balance the following acid-base reactions?
• How do you write an equation for the acid–base reaction between ammonium ion and sulfate ion?
• Why are acid-base reactions performed?
• What is an example of an acid base reaction?
• What are acid base reactions and redox recations?
• How do you perform acid base reactions?
• How do you do acid base reactions?
• How do acid base reactions differ from redox reactions?
• Can acid base reactions be redox?
• Do acid base reactions always produce salt?
• Do acid base reactions always produce water?
• Do acid base reactions produce heat?
• What are acid base neutralization reactions?
• How do neutralization reactions come into play in acid-base titrations?
• How do acid-base reactions differ from oxidation-reduction (or redox) reactions?
• How do indicators work in acid base reactions?
• How do you balance acid base reactions?
• How does an acid base reaction work?
• How does temperature affect acid base reactions?
• How can you determine if a reaction is an acid base reaction?
• How to do acid base neutralization reactions work?
• When performing the experiment for hydrolysis of benzamide to form benzoic acid, why do we add a piece of unglazed porcelain to the flask during heating?
• What are Bronsted acids and bases?
• What is a Bronsted acid?
• What are strong Bronsted acids?
• How do you rank Bronsted acids?
• How does Bronsted-Lowry define acids and bases?
• How do you classify Bronsted acids and bases?
• How can you determine Bronsted-lowry acids and bases?
• How do you identify Bronsted acids and bases?
• What is the Bronsted acid equation for #CH_3COOH#?
• Why is #HCl# a Bronsted-Lowry acid?
• Why is sulfuric acid considered a Bronsted acid?
• Is an ether a #"Lewis base"#?
• How does sodium amide react with 3-bromopyridine? Show the mechanism.
• Which is Lewis acid and base?