Which Latin word is the word acid derived from? What does that Latin word mean? Why is relying only on this definition not a good way to define acids?

Q: What happens when you add a strong base to the solution with a buffer in it?

A: Chemical equilibrium is a state in which change in concentration of reactants and products is…

Q: What is the ideal pH range?

A: higher concentrations of H+ ions

Q: What is the significance of pH value? What makes something basic vs acidic?

A: Autoionization of water is a process through which water molecules generate hydrogen ions and…

Q: Which solution is more acidic, one with a pH of 4 or a pH of 5? What is the concentration of H+ ions…

A: The pH is the power of Hydrogen and is used as a measure of the acidic or basic character of a…

Q: Which is the stronger acid, ethanol or phenol?

A: An acid is a substance which is sour in taste and releases hydrogen ions when dissolved in an…

Q: An unknown amino acid dissolves in octanol and is calculated to have a negative ΔG when going from…

A: Introduction:-  Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins, which are essential macromolecules…

Q: what is a hydration number

A: Hydration refers to the interaction of a molecule or substance with water. Water interacts with…

Q: What is diluted acid

A: Acids are compounds containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal. Acid dissolve in water to…

Q: What is Guanine?

A: Nucleic acids are large biomolecules carrying genetic instructions and are important for all known…

Q: Why are hydrogen bonds so important in biological systems, considering that they are so weak?

A: A hydrogen bond is a bond between an individual hydrogen atom and another atom with higher…

Q: What are the differences and similarities of an acid and a base? What are some examples of each?

A: Acid is any substance which is capable of donating hydrogen ions in the solution where as base is…

Q: 51. The OH concentration of a solution is 4.3 × 10-¹0 M. What is the pH? A) -9.37 B) 9.37 C) -4.63…

A: The pH scale is used to define the acidity or basicity of an aqueous solution. pH has historically…

Q: What is the difference between a monoprotic acid and a diprotic acid? Give an example of each.

A: Acids are considered as chemical compounds or molecules, which are known to lose protons in the…

Q: Why do we want to know the pH?

A: pH is defined as the quantitative measure of the acidity or basicity of aqueous or other liquid…

Q: 1) If the pH of the rain drops from 6 to 5 due to air pollution, the rain has become: a) two time…

A: Acid rain caused when the rain is mixed with the volatile toxic compounds like sulfur dioxide and…

Q: What acid is the most widely produced acid in the United States? What is the acid found in your…

A: In living things, acid and bases are very important because the proper pH of blood…

Q: Because oleic acid contains a hydrophilic and a hydrophobic end, why is this so important?

A: Fatty acids are a lengthy hydrocarbon chain that contains both hydrophilic and hydrophobic groups.

Q: why do the sodium ion and the chloride ion form a bond?

A: The two types of bonds which usually forms between atoms are  1) Ionic bond 2) Covalent bond

Q: What is meant, in terms of concentration of H+ and OH- ions, if we say a solution has a neutral pH?

A: pH is defined as negative logarithm of hydrogen ion concentration in a medium. pH is the measure of…

Q: In biochemistry, what is definition of buffer , which amino acid can act as buffer? what is buffer…

A: The functioning of many molecules such as proteins, nucleic acids etc. depends on pH. The pH in…