conjugate acid

noun

Definitions

  1. Any compound, of general formula HXⁿ⁺, which can be transformed into a conjugate base…

    Any compound, of general formula HXⁿ⁺, which can be transformed into a conjugate base X⁽ⁿ⁻¹⁾⁺ by the loss of a proton.

    • HCl => Cl⁻
    • H₂SO₄ => HSO₄⁻
    • NH₄⁺ => NH₃

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for conjugate acid. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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