Question

 Label each reactant and product in this reaction as a Bronsted acid or base.

 CH₃OH + OH^-  ⇌ CH₃O^- + H₂O

 Label each reactant and product in this reaction as a Bronsted acid or base.

 HCN + NH₂^- ⇌ CN^- + NH₃

Answer 1

Concepts and reason

Classify the given compounds or ions in the reactants and products as Bronsted acids or base based on the whether the group accepts the proton or donate the protons. Bronsted concept is based on the transfer of proton.

Fundamentals

Bronsted acid is defined as the species which donates a proton, that is, to other species and bronsted base is defined as the species which accepts the proton.

Write the given reaction as follows:

In the above reaction, Bronsted acids are and . The Bronsted bases are and .

Write the given reaction as follows:

In the above reaction, Bronsted acids are and . The Bronsted bases are and .

Write the given compounds as shown below:

, , and

The Bronsted acids are and .

The Bronsted base is .

Ans:

Bronsted acid: and .

Bronsted base: and .