Molecules That Can Act Reversibly as Acids or Bases Depending

question 39

Multiple Choice

Molecules that can act reversibly as acids or bases depending upon the pH of their environment are called ________.

• A) amphoteric
• B) metabolic
• C) compensatory
• D) volatile

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Definitions:

Left Shift

A bitwise operation that shifts the bits of a binary number to the left by a specified number of positions, effectively multiplying the number by two.

Unsigned Integers

An integer data type that can only represent non-negative numbers.

Right Shift

A bitwise operation in C and C++ that shifts the bits of a number to the right, dividing the number by two for each shift position.

Arithmetic Shift

A bitwise operation that shifts the bits of its operand and fills the vacant positions with the most significant bit (for signed values), effectively multiplying or dividing the number by two.