Chemistry A-Level
complete dissociation
What complete dissociation means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of complete dissociation
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For a strong monoprotic acid every mole of acid delivers a mole of H⁺, so [H⁺] is simply the acid concentration.
Topics that use complete dissociation
- Definition and determination of pH (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- diprotic acids
- logarithm and antilogarithm
- neutrality and temperature
- strong acid pH
- factor of ten per unit
- logarithmic scale
- need for a log scale
- pH definition
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