Classify these compounds as acid, base, salt, or other.? 1. ch3oh 3. hno3 5. nabr
Explanation:
Acids are the species which upon dissociation in water gives hydrogen ions (\(H^{+}\)).
For example, \(HNO_{3}\) is acidic in nature because upon dissociation it releases \(H^{+}\) ions as follows.
\(HNO_{3} \rightarrow H^{+} + NO^{-}_{3}\)
Whereas bases are the species which upon dissociation in water gives hydroxide ions (\(OH^{-}\)).
For example, NaOH is basic in nature as it releases \(OH^{-}\) ions.
Salts are the substances formed by combination of two or more different oppositely charged ions.
For example, NaCl is a salt.
Therefore, we classify the given compounds as acid, base, salt, or other as follows.