C3h8 an acid or base - no, it is neither acid nor base as propane does not give proton or hydroxide ions.
An acid
- is a chemical molecule that gives protons or hydrogen ions and/or accepts electrons in any solution on dissociation.
- An increase in the concentration of hydrogen ions produced by an acid, there will increase the strength of acidity and lower the pH of the solution.
A base
- is a chemical molecule or substance that can either gain hydrogen ions (protons) or, more give up a pair of valence electrons.
- it can be thought of as the chemical opposite of an acid.
Whereas, propane [tex]C_3H_8[/tex] neither an acid nor a base as it does not give either hydrogen ion or hydroxide ion on dissociation.
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