Alphabetical
acid
[noun]
Generally, a substance that reacts with bases to form a salt, several different definitions of acids have been proposed by different scientists (listed in parentheses). 1) (Arrhenius) a compound that releases hydrogen ions (H+) in solution; 2) (Brønsted-Lowry) a compound capable of donating hydrogen ions, 3) (Lewis) a compound that can accept a pair of electrons from a base.
Appears in modules:
- Acids and Bases I Definitions, pH and neutralization
- Acids and Bases II Conjugate ions and buffers
- Cell Division I The cell cycle
- Chemical Reactions Types of reactions and the laws that govern them
- Discovery and Structure of Cells Cell theory, prokaryotes, and eukaryotes
- DNA I The genetic material
- DNA II The structure of DNA
- DNA III The replication of DNA
- Early Ideas about Matter From Democritus to Dalton
- Energy Metabolism I Glycolosis and the Krebs cycle
- Energy Metabolism II The Generation of ATP
- Factors that Control Earth's Temperature Energy from the sun and greenhouse gases
- Fats and Proteins Structure and function of essential nutrients
- Gene Expression Enzymes and hereditary conditions
- Identifying Minerals Characterizing minerals' physical properties
- Membranes II Passive and active transporters
- Modeling in Scientific Research Simplifying a system to make predictions
- Origins of Life I Early ideas and experiments
- Origins of Life II Primeval environments and the origins of RNA
- Revolutionizing Medicine with Monoclonal Antibodies The work of César Milstein
- Solutions Molarity, solubility, and colligative properties
- Stoichiometry The proportional nature of chemical reactions
- The Carbon Cycle Geology, biology, and the impact of human activities
- The Nitrogen Cycle Of microbes and men
- The Periodic Table of Elements V Periodicity
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