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Diprotic acid — A diprotic acid is an acid such as H2SO4 (sulfuric acid) that contains within its molecular structure two hydrogen atoms per molecule capable of dissociating (i.e. ionizable) in water. The complete dissociation of diprotic acids is of the same… … Wikipedia
diprotic — adjective Tending to donate two hydrogen ions (H) in solution. See Also: protic … Wiktionary
diprotic — /duy prot ik/, adj. Chem. (of an acid) having two transferable protons. [DI 1 + PROT(ON) + IC] … Useful english dictionary
oxyacid — /ok see as id/, n. Chem. an inorganic acid containing oxygen. Also called oxygen acid. [1830 40; OXY 2 + ACID] * * * ▪ chemical compound Introduction any oxygen containing acid. Most covalent nonmetallic oxides (oxide) react with water to… … Universalium
Acid — This article is about acids in chemistry. For the drug, see Lysergic acid diethylamide. For other uses, see Acid (disambiguation). Acidity redirects here. For the novelette, see Acidity (Novelette). Acids and Bases … Wikipedia
Acid dissociation constant — Acetic acid, a weak acid, donates a proton (hydrogen ion, high … Wikipedia
Dissociation constant — Kd redirects here. For other uses, see KD (disambiguation). In chemistry, biochemistry, and pharmacology, a dissociation constant is a specific type of equilibrium constant that measures the propensity of a larger object to separate (dissociate)… … Wikipedia
Strong acid — A strong acid is an acid that ionizes completely in an aqueous solution (not in the case of sulfuric acid as it is diprotic), or in other terms, with a p K a < −1.74. This generally means that in aqueous solution at standard temperature and… … Wikipedia
Carbonic acid — Not to be confused with carbolic acid, an antiquated name for phenol. Carbonic acid is also an archaic name for carbon dioxide Carbonic acid … Wikipedia
Tartaric acid — Tartaric acid[1] … Wikipedia
