• Question: can every acid and alkali be neutralized? or are the some the defy that rule?

    Asked by Thomas.Dingle to Angela, Claire, Ian, Robert, Sarah on 12 Nov 2014.
    • Photo: Ian Cade

      Ian Cade answered on 12 Nov 2014:

      Yes… and no (there are none that defy the rule)

      Acids are acidic because they can donate protons or accept pairs of electrons… if you take away their protons or give them a pair of electrons they are no longer acids (having been neutralised)

      same argument for alkalis (just swap the words ‘donate’ and ‘accept’)

    • Photo: Angela Stokes

      Angela Stokes answered on 12 Nov 2014:

      Hi
      Totally agree with Ian – great answer

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