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- weak acid
- an acid that only partly ionizes in solution can be compared usiong a measure of conductivity.
- weak base
- produces few ions
- salt
- a compund formed when the negative ions from an acid combine with the positive ions from a base.
- saponification
- the process of making soap
- neutralization
- a chemical reaction between an acid and a base
- indicator
- an organic compounmd that changes color in an acid or a base.
- pH
- a measure of the concentration of hydroniom ions in a solution.
- ester
- an organic compound formed by the reaction of an organic acid with alchohol.
- strong base
- dissociates completely in solution.
- hydronium ion
- the H+ is remobved from the polar molecule.
- pickling
- a process in which oxides and other imputities are removed from metal surfaces by dipping the metals in hydrochloric acid.
- acid
- a subst5ance tha tproduces hydrogen ions, H+.
- titration
- the process in which a solution ok known concentration is used to determine the concentration of another solution.
- acid rain
- any rain that is below 5.6.
- dehydrating agent
- a substance that can remove water from amterials.
- strong acid
- an acid that ionizes almost completely in solution.
- plankton
- aquatic plants and animals that form the base of the food chain for small fish
- soap
- organic salts
- base
- a substance that produces hydrozxind ions, OH- in solution.
- detergent
- organic salts having structures similar to those of soaps.