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Brønsted acid and base
An acid is a species able to donate a proton ; a base is a species able to accept one. An acid-base reaction is a proton transfer from the acid of one pair to the base of another pair.
High school10 min
Brønsted acids and bases: pairs, Ka and pKa
Spot an acid/base pair, write a reaction as a proton transfer and tell from the pKa values whether it is favoured.
The essentials
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Conjugate acid/base pair
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Ionic product of water
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Acid dissociation constant and pKa
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Predominant species
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