alleryStart learning →Which compounds are named as the most familiar bases?
AOrganic acids such as ethanoic acid
BIonic hydroxides such as sodium hydroxide
CNeutral gases such as nitrogen and argon
DSimple salts such as sodium chloride
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Ionic hydroxides such as sodium hydroxide
1. Bases come as neutral molecules, as anions and as cations.
2. The most familiar of them are ionic compounds containing the hydroxide ion.
3. Sodium hydroxide and calcium hydroxide are the named examples.
4. Their hydroxide ion accepts a proton from an acid to form water.
_Source: OpenStax Chemistry (CC BY 4.0), Ch 14 "Acid-Base Equilibria", section 14.1 Brønsted-Lowry Acids and Bases_
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