Chemistry: The Molecular Science (5th Edition)

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Chapter 14 - Acids and Bases - Questions for Review and Thought - General Questions - Page 652e: 93e

Answer

$CH_4$ is neither acid nor base.

Work Step by Step

$CH_4$ can't be a base, because it doesn't have a lone pair of electrons. It is a very weak acid, so we don't even consider it one, because $CH_4$ isn't capable of changing the pH or the $[H_3O^+]$ of a solution significantly. $K_a < 10^{-14}$
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