physical science chapter 11
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- hydronium ion
- a polyatomic ion with a negative charge, consisting of an oxygen atom and a hydrogen ion; OH(-)
- acid
- any substance that is capable of donating protons
- pH scale
- a scale that is used to indicate the relative concentrations of hydronium ions in a solution
- indicator
- an organic compound that shows a definite color change when it reacts with an acid or a base
- Bronsted-Lowery theory of acids
- the theory that defines an acid as a proton donor; developed by J.N. Bronsted and T.M. Lowery
- neutralization
- the reaction between an acid and a base that produces a salt and water
- base
- any substance that is capable of accepting a proton
- Arrhenius acid or base
- defines acid as a substance that increases the concentration of H(+) when dissolved in water and a base as a substance that increases the concentration of OH(-) when dissolved in water
- ionization
- the process of splitting a molecule into charged particles
- salts
- a substance that is formed from the negative ion of an acid and the positive ion of a base
- hydrozide ion
- a polyatomic ion with a negative charge, consisting of an oxygen atom and a hydrogen ion; OH(-)