Amphoterism
Amphoterism From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Redirected from Ampholytic ) Jump to navigation Jump to search Acids and bases Acid Acid–base reaction Acid strength Acidity function Amphoterism Base Buffer solutions Dissociation constant Equilibrium chemistry Extraction Hammett acidity function pH Proton affinity Self-ionization of water Titration Lewis acid catalysis Frustrated Lewis pair Chiral Lewis acid Acid types Brønsted–Lowry Lewis Acceptor Mineral Organic Oxide Strong Superacids Weak Solid Base types Brønsted–Lowry Lewis Donor Organic Oxide Strong Superbases Non-nucleophilic Weak v t e In chemistry, an amphoteric compound is a molecule or ion that can react both as an acid and as a base . [1] Many metals (such as copper , zinc , tin , lead , aluminium , and beryllium ) form amphoteric oxides or hy...