- In chemistry, an
amphoteric compound (from Gr**** amphoteros 'both') is a
molecule or ion that can
react both as an acid and as a base. What
exactly this...
- that
exhibit metallic lustre and
electrical conductivity, and that are
amphoteric, such as ****nic, antimony, vanadium, chromium, molybdenum, tungsten,...
- polymorphs: bayerite, doyleite, and nordstrandite.
Aluminium hydroxide is
amphoteric, i.e., it has both
basic and
acidic properties.
Closely related are aluminium...
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other alkali metals are also
strong bases.
Beryllium hydroxide Be(OH)2 is
amphoteric. The
hydroxide itself is
insoluble in water, with a
solubility product...
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series detergents are similar,
possessing a
sugar alcohol as headgroup.
Amphoteric or
zwitterionic detergents have
zwitterions within a
particular pH range...
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Ammonia is an
inorganic chemical compound of
nitrogen and
hydrogen with the
formula NH3. A
stable binary hydride and the
simplest pnictogen hydride, ammonia...
- gl**** and
industrial ceramics,
including computer components. It is an
amphoteric oxide. Lead
oxide exists in two types: Red
tetragonal (α-PbO), obtained...
- an acid is only such in
relation to a base, and vice versa.
Water is
amphoteric as it can act as an acid or as a base. In the
image shown at the right...
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hydroxide does not
attack iron at room temperature,
since iron does not have
amphoteric properties (i.e., it only
dissolves in acid, not base). Nevertheless,...
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Atomic properties Oxidation states −3, −2, −1, 0, +1, +2, +3, +5 (an
amphoteric oxide)
Electronegativity Pauling scale: 2.54
Ionization energies 1st: 890...