BMB 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Ammonia, Electronegativity, Base Pair
5 Nov 2016
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Bases neutralize acids by forming a bond to the hydrogen ion from the acid. A base is any compound that can bond to hydrogen. Since a hydrogen ion is a proton bases are also called proton acceptors. When we min abase with water the base pulls a hydrogen ion away from a water. Most bases we encounter under biological conditions costs of a nitrogen with at. Nh3 + h2o nh4 + oh least one nonbonding electron pair available for interaction with a proton molecule. This nitrogen is normally bound to a carbon or hydrogens. These non electronegative ogous bonded to the basic nitrogen increase the base strength by giving the nitrogen more electron density. Ph = pka + log[(conjugate base)/(weak acid)] Bases are classified as strong or weak. The base member of a pair of compounds that transform into each other by gaining. Gains or absorbs a proton in a chemical reaction. or losing a proton.
