Identify the base in the reaction (CH3) 3N (aq) + HCl (aq) → (CH3) 3NH + (aq) + Cl - (aq) 1. (CH3) 3NH + (aq) 2. Cl - (aq) 3. (CH3) 3N (aq) 4. HCl (aq)

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Identify the base in the reaction (CH3) 3N (aq) + HCl (aq) → (CH3) 3NH + (aq) + Cl - (aq) 1. (CH3) 3NH + (aq) 2. Cl - (aq) 3. (CH3) 3N (aq) 4. HCl (aq)

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Max Huff · Answer 1

(CH3) 3N (aq)

Explanation:

We have to think of the definition of acid and base in the sense of Brownstead-Lowry. The Brønsted-Lowry theory is an acid-base reaction theory which was proposed independently by Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted and Thomas Martin Lowry in 1923.

A Bronsted-Lowry acid is a chemical species that donates one or more hydrogen ions in a reaction. In contrast, a Bronsted-Lowry base accepts hydrogen ions. When it donates its proton, the acid becomes its conjugate base. A more general approach to the theory is viewing an acid as a proton donor and a base as a proton acceptor.

If we look at the reaction closely, we can see that (CH3) 3N (aq) accepted a proton. According to the definition above, we will have to classify (CH3) 3N (aq) as a base. Hence the answer.