Question: are solvents acidic or basic?
Answer: Acidic solvents Thus, water, alcohols, ethers, ketones, nitro compounds, and sulfones all act as bases in sulfuric acid. This solvent must also possess some basic properties, because its ionic product is high ([H3SO4+] [HSO4−] = 1.7 × 10−4), but the basicity of the solvent is obscured normally by its very high acidity.