Judge the acid, base and redox claims

Exercise and reference answers

Questions

1. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   Oxidation is the loss of electrons by a molecule, atom or ion.

2. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   A Bronsted-Lowry base takes up protons, so it is a proton acceptor.

3. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   An amphoteric substance can only ever react as an acid.

4. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   An element that is oxidised is called an oxidising agent.

5. Statement is true

   Yes

   Statement

   A polyprotic acid has more than one proton it can donate.

6. Statement is true

   No

   Statement

   Every monatomic ion has an oxidation number of zero.

Instructions

Tap True or False for each statement as it appears.

Explanation