In non-aqueous solvents, it is possible to react HF to create H 2 F + . Which

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In non-aqueous solvents, it is possible to react HF to create H2F+. Which of these statements follows from this observation?

(a) HF can act like a strong acid in non-aqueous solvents

(b) HF can act like a base in non-aqueous solvents

(c) HF is thermodynamically unstable

(d) There is an acid in the non-aqueous medium that is a stronger acid than HF.

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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 9780321910417

13th Edition

Authors: Theodore E. Brown, H. Eugene LeMay, Bruce E. Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, Matthew E. Stoltzfus

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