The acidic form of the dye litmus, HLit, is red; the basic form, Lit-, is blue. As a result, litmus is red in acetic acid, HAc, and blue in ammonia, NH3. a) Write the B-L equations for the reaction of acetic acid with litmus and for the reaction of ammonia with litmus. [Hint: each side of the equation must contain one acid and one base.]

b) For each of the above reactions, determine whether reactants or products predominate. Explain how you know.

c) Based on the information above, rank the strengths of the bases, Ac-, Lit- and NH3 from strongest to weakest. Briefly explain your ranking.

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the correct answer is b. a strong acid completely dissociates to its ions when dissolved in water. completely dissociates to and ions. a is incorrect because does not fully ionize to and ions and some remain as the compound . c and d are incorrect because, and do not fall into the category of bronsted lowry acids. a bronsted lowry acid is a proton donor and since both molecules do not have a proton to donate they are not bronsted lowry acids. likewise,   if we use the lewis acid definition, they cannot be acids. a lewis acid is an electron pair acceptor. both and have a complete octet so can not accept any electrons which disqualifies them as acids.