Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having two hydrogen ions to donate to bases in an acid-base reaction.
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- adjective chemistry, of an acid Tending to
donate twohydrogen ions (H+) in solution.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[di– + prot(on) + –ic.]
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From di- ("two") + protic ("containing a hydrogen ion")
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Examples
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HNO3 = monoprotic acid H2SO4 = diprotic acid H3PO4 = triprotic acid HC2H3O2 = monoprotic protic aka proton
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