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Water can react as an acid in one reaction and as a base in another. What word describes a substance like this?
AMonoprotic
BPolyprotic
CAmphoteric
DConjugate
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Amphoteric
1. In its reaction with ammonia, water donates a proton and behaves as an acid.
2. In its reaction with acetic acid, water accepts a proton and behaves as a base.
3. A substance that can react as either an acid or a base is described as amphoteric.
4. A polyprotic acid is one that has more than one proton to donate, which is a separate idea.
_Source: Siyavula Physical Sciences Grade 11 (Everything Science, CC BY 4.0), Chapter 13: Types of reactions_