Ch3nh2 Acid Or Base
Why is ilamine (CH3NH2) basic? 3
Ilamine (CH3NH2) forms hydroxide ions in water solution. Why is Ylamin a Bronsted Lowry base but not an Arrhenius base?
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It is a Bronsted-Lowry base because it accepts a proton from H2O.
I don't know why it's not an arrhenius base ... I don't think it increases OH concentration even though it forms a hydroxide ion ...
The definition of Arrhenius AcidBase is limited to the definition of acids and bases, so the definition of Bronsted Lowry for example
CH3NH2 does not have OH in its chemical equation, so it is not an Arrhenius base, but a Bronsted-Lowry base, instead of accepting a proton.
CH3NH2 + H2O> CH3NH3 + + OH
CH3NH2 takes a proton (bronched lorry base) from H2O.
Arrhenius bases form OH-ions in water. As CH3NH2 forms OH ions in water, it is also an Arrhenius base.
Ilamine has a pH of about 10 and anything above 7 is usually the basic molecule.
And that means it's a base because hydroxide is a base.
