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[3] [4] It is a basic oxide dissolving in acids to give solutions of vanadium (III) complexes. [4] V 2 O 3 has the corundum structure. [ 4 ] It is antiferromagnetic with a critical temperature of 160 K. [ 5 ] At this temperature there is an abrupt change in conductivity from metallic to insulating. [ 5 ]
A basic oxide, also called a base anhydride (meaning "base without water"), is usually formed in the reaction of oxygen with metals, especially alkali (group 1) and alkaline earth (group 2) metals. Both of these groups form ionic oxides that dissolve in water to form basic solutions of the corresponding metal hydroxide :
Vanadic acid, H 3 VO 4, exists only at very low concentrations because protonation of the tetrahedral species [H 2 VO 4] − results in the preferential formation of the octahedral [VO 2 (H 2 O) 4] + species. [38] In strongly acidic solutions, pH < 2, [VO 2 (H 2 O) 4] + is the predominant species, while the oxide V 2 O 5 precipitates from ...
[1] [2] As water is an excellent solvent and is also naturally abundant, it is a ubiquitous solvent in chemistry. Since water is frequently used as the solvent in experiments, the word solution refers to an aqueous solution, unless the solvent is specified. [3] [4] A non-aqueous solution is a solution in which the solvent is a liquid, but is ...
Carbonic acid is an illustrative example of the Lewis acidity of an acidic oxide. CO 2 + 2OH − ⇌ HCO 3 − + OH − ⇌ CO 3 2− + H 2 O. This property is a key reason for keeping alkali chemicals well sealed from the atmosphere, as long-term exposure to carbon dioxide in the air can degrade the material.
In water, OH − is the strongest base. Thus, even though sodium amide (NaNH 2) is an exceptional base (pK a of NH 3 ~ 33), in water it is only as good as sodium hydroxide. On the other hand, NaNH 2 is a far more basic reagent in ammonia than is NaOH. The pH range allowed by a particular solvent is called the acid-base discrimination window. [1]
Materials may swell, collapse, or change depending on the pH of their environment. This behavior is exhibited due to the presence of certain functional groups in the polymer chain. pH-sensitive materials can be either acidic or basic, responding to either basic or acidic pH values. These polymers can be designed with many different ...
The charge of a molecule depends upon the pH of its solution. In an acidic medium, basic drugs are more charged and acidic drugs are less charged. The converse is true in a basic medium. For example, Naproxen is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that is a weak acid (its pKa value is 5.0). The gastric juice has a pH of 2.0. It is a three ...