acid-base
Adjective
Meaning
acid-base (not comparable)
(chemistry) Relating to or involving interactions between an acid and a base.
an acid-base reaction
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Acid-base reactions can have different definitions depending on the acid-base concept employed.
Acid-base homeostasis main Two organ systems, the kidneys and lungs, maintain acid-base homeostasis, which is the maintenance of pH around a relatively stable value.
An acid-base adduct with triphenylphosphine oxide is a useful "carrier" for Hmain Omain in some reactions.
Brønsted-Lowry acid-base theory has several advantages over Arrhenius theory.
In 1923 chemists Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted and Thomas Martin Lowry independently recognized that acid-base reactions involve the transfer of a proton.
Consider the following acid-base reaction: : HNOmain + Hmain O → Hmain Omain + NOmain Nitric acid ( HNOmain ) is an acid because it donates a proton to the water molecule and its conjugate base is nitrate ( NOmain ).