NUTRITION
LIPIDS
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Question
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Bases are substances that ____
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accept hydrogen atoms
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reject hydrogen atoms
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Bases are chemical compounds that attract hydrogen atoms when they are placed in water. An example of a base is sodium hydroxide (NaOH). When this substance is placed in water, it attracts hydrogen ions, and a basic (or alkaline) solution results as hydroxyl (–OH) ions accumulate.
Detailed explanation-2: -An acid is a proton (hydrogen ion) donor. A base is a proton (hydrogen ion) acceptor.
Detailed explanation-3: -An acid is a substance that ionizes in aqueous solutions to form hydrogen ions while a base is a substance that accepts hydrogen ions in aqueous solutions, producing hydroxide ions. The Bronsted-Lowery definitions of states that acids donates protons, while bases accept protons.
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