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ionic acid

chemical compound

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acid–base reaction
The Brønsted–Lowry definition
…molecular acids, two classes of ionic acids emerge from the new definition. The first comprises anions derived from acids containing more than one acidic hydrogen—e.g., the bisulfate ion (HSO₄⁻) and primary and secondary phosphate ions (H₂PO₄⁻ and HPO₄²⁻) derived from phosphoric acid (H₃PO₄). The second and more interesting class consists…
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…molecular acids, two classes of ionic acids emerge from the new definition. The first comprises anions derived from acids containing more than one acidic hydrogen—e.g., the bisulfate ion (HSO₄⁻) and primary and secondary phosphate ions (H₂PO₄⁻ and HPO₄²⁻) derived from phosphoric acid (H₃PO₄). The second and more interesting class consists…
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