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Acids and bases

Colorless and faint organic acid found in vinegar

Type of chemical substance

Index of chemical compounds with the same name

Measure of the tendency of an acid to dissociate

Acidity function

Measure of acidity

Basic, ionic salt of an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal chemical element

Ammonia solution

Chemical compound

Property of some chemical compounds which may react either with an acid or a base.

Mixture of nitric acid and hydrochloric acid in a 1:3 molar ratio

Base (chemistry)

Type of chemical substance

Chemical compound

Weak acid of boron

Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory

Chemical theory about acids and bases

Buffer solution

Aqueous solution consisting of a mixture of a weak acid and its conjugate base,

Calcium hydroxide

Calcium hydroxide solution

Chemical compound

Chemical compound

Carboxylic acid

Organic compound

Weak organic acid

Conjugate (acid-base theory)

Bronsted-Lowery acid-base theory

Removal of proton(s) from a molecule in an acid-base reaction

Electron pair acceptor

Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid

Chemical compound

Fluoroantimonic acid

Chemical compound

Fluorosulfuric acid

Chemical compound

Chemical compound

Chemical theory about acids and bases

Hydrochloric acid

Strong mineral acid

Hydrofluoric acid

Solution of hydrogen fluoride in water

Aqueous cation H₃O⁺, the type of oxonium ion produced by protonation of water

Hypochlorous acid

Chemical compound

Lewis acids and bases

Chemical bond theory involving the transfer of an electronic pair from the donor (the base) to the acceptor (the acid)

Sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide

Chemical compound

Dicarboxylic acid responsible for apple acidity

Acid derived from inorganic compounds

Highly corrosive mineral acid

Non-nucleophilic base

Organic base which accepts protons but complexes poorly with larger electrophiles

Chemical species that donates an electron pair

Any organic compound with an acid group (e.g. carboxyl group, sulfo group)

The simplest dicarboxylic acid

Perchloric acid

Chemical compound

Measure of the acidity or basicity of an aqueous solution

Phosphoric acid

Chemical compound

Addition of a proton to an atom, molecule, or ion, forming the conjugate acid

Acid that does not dissolve in the reaction medium

Chemical compounds made by an alkyl or aryl group attached to a sulfonyl hydroxide group

Chemical compound

Acid with an acidity greater than that of 100% pure sulfuric acid

Compound with very high basicity

Organic acid found in many fruits

Chemical compound