How do acid-base reactions differ from oxidation-reduction (or redox) reactions?
1 Answer
Sep 20, 2016
Formally, acid-base reactions involve proton transfer........
Explanation:
........whereas redox reactions involve a formal change in oxidation state.
For Bronsted acids, we could simply write:
i.e.
Redox reactions involve a change in oxidation state, and FORMAL transfer of electrons. For hydrocarbon combustion: