How do you use Amphoteric in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like acidic or alkaline, plus the exact meaning.
Amphoteric meaning
Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
Using Amphoteric
- The main meaning on this page is: Having the characteristics of both an acid and a base, and capable of reacting as either; amphiprotic.
- Useful related words include: amphiprotic, acidic, alkaline.
- In the example corpus, amphoteric often appears in combinations such as: is amphoteric, an amphoteric.
Context around Amphoteric
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Amphoteric
- In this selection, "amphoteric" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, slight, substances, substance and characteristics stand out and add context to how "amphoteric" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2 is amphoteric forming the and above is amphoteric. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "amphoteric" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with amphoteric
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Water (above) is amphoteric. (4 words)
It is amphoteric and dissolves in strongly alkaline solutions. (9 words)
Basic aluminium hydroxide AlO(OH), which may be present in bauxite, is also amphoteric. (14 words)
In the first phase, aluminium dissolves in hot alkaline solution as Al(OH)main but other hydroxides usually present in the mineral, such as iron hydroxides, do not dissolve because they are not amphoteric. (34 words)
Jolly, William L., Modern Inorganic Chemistry (McGraw-Hill 1984), p. 196 The bicarbonate ion is an amphoteric species that can act as an acid or as a base, depending on pH of the solution. (34 words)
Indium is rather basic in aqueous solution, showing only slight amphoteric characteristics, and unlike its lighter homolog gallium, it is insoluble in aqueous alkaline solutions. (25 words)
Example sentences (10)
Amphoteric substances An amphoteric substance is one that can act as an acid or as a base, depending on pH.
The new protocol leverages the cooperation between gold nanoparticles and the amphoteric (both acid and base) nature of the zirconium oxide support.
Basic aluminium hydroxide AlO(OH), which may be present in bauxite, is also amphoteric.
Indium is rather basic in aqueous solution, showing only slight amphoteric characteristics, and unlike its lighter homolog gallium, it is insoluble in aqueous alkaline solutions.
In the first phase, aluminium dissolves in hot alkaline solution as Al(OH)main but other hydroxides usually present in the mineral, such as iron hydroxides, do not dissolve because they are not amphoteric.
It is amphoteric and dissolves in strongly alkaline solutions.
Jolly, William L., Modern Inorganic Chemistry (McGraw-Hill 1984), p. 196 The bicarbonate ion is an amphoteric species that can act as an acid or as a base, depending on pH of the solution.
Sodium hydroxide does not attack iron since iron does not have amphoteric properties (i.
Water (above) is amphoteric.
Zinc hydroxide Zn(OH) 2 is amphoteric, forming the zincate ion Zn(OH) 4 2− in strongly alkaline solution.
Common combinations with amphoteric
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- is amphoteric 3×
- an amphoteric 2×