write acid-base reactions using NaOH/HCI and your acidic/basic compound (benzoic acid/p-toluidine). Is your neutral compound (9-fluorenone) acid/base reactive? explain

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write acid-base reactions using NaOH/HCI and your acidic/basic compound (benzoic acid/p-toluidine). Is your neutral compound (9-fluorenone) acid/base reactive? explain

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Answer: An acid-base reaction is a reaction in which an acid and a base react to produce salt and water. Additionally, in the reactions of organic molecules, an acid loses its proton and a base abstracts the proton.

 

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