Chemistry A-Level
Strong monobasic acid
What Strong monobasic acid means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Strong monobasic acid
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An acid that releases exactly one proton per molecule and ionises essentially completely in water, so the equilibrium lies far to the right.
Topics that use Strong monobasic acid
- Acids, bases and buffers (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- Acid dissociation constant Ka
- acidic buffer
- Amphiprotic
- basic buffer
- Basicity
- Buffer action against added acid and alkali
- Buffer action and pH resistance
- Calibration with buffer solutions
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