Bases Of Chemistry: Explained in brief
by : Rahul Sharma
BASES:
A base in chemistry is a substance that can accept hydrogen cations (protons) or more generally, donate a pair of valence electrons. A soluble base is referred to as an alkali if it contains and releases hydroxide ions quantitatively.There are two types of Bases are as under.
- Inorganic and
- Organic bases
Inorganic bases:
An inorganic base causes indicators to take on characteristic colors and usually refers to water-soluble hydroxides, e.g., sodium, potassium or ammonium hydroxide; This term also includes weak bases, e.g., water-soluble carbonates or bicarbonates.
Organic bases:
An organic base is an organic compound which acts as a base. Organic bases are usually, but not always, proton acceptors. They usually contain nitrogen atoms, which can easily be protonated.
