Compounds that can act as either an acid or a base are called?

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Marin Baxter

3 April, 05:24

Compounds that can act as either an acid or a base are called?

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Zackery Pruitt · Answer 1

A compound that acts as both a Brønsted-Lowry acid and base together is called amphoteric. This took the Arrhenius definition one step further, as a substance no longer needed to be composed of hydrogen (H+) or hydroxide (OH-) ions in order to be classified as an acid or base.

Dominic York · Answer 2

Compounds such as amino acids that can act as either an acid or a base are called amphoteric.