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A few days ago I had a physical science test. one of the questions was, if OH- is alone, is it an base or neutral. I picked base. but can anyone explain to me why it was a base and not neutral? please answer asap Jess
it's a base because it can accept protons... (because it is negatively charged, it can accept a positive proton...) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_%28chemistry%29
neutral means it doesnt lose or gain any protons (it's not positively or negatively charged)
thank you !!