Identify the acid or base behavior of each substance in these reactions: + ⇌ O + HCl A) acts as an acid, acts as a base, O acts an acid, HCl acts as a base. B) acts as an base, acts as a acid, O acts an acid, HCl acts as a base. C) acts as an acid, acts as a base, O acts an base, HCl acts as a acid. D) acts as an base, acts as a acid, O acts an base, HCl acts as an acid.

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In reaction C, _{acts as an acid because it donates a proton to HCl,} acts as a base because it accepts a proton from the HCl, O acts as a base because it accepts a proton from _{, and HCl acts as an acid because it donates a proton to}. This is the only set of reactions where the substances are correctly labeled as either acids or bases based on their behavior in the reaction.

Identify the Acid or Base Behavior of Each Substance in These