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Query:

Re: why do protons increase the acitity of a solution

Date: Wed Oct 14 08:58:15 2009
Posted By: Michael Lawliss, Faculty, Science Dept , Clinton Community College
Area of science: Chemistry
ID: 1255345205.Ch
Message:

HCl is considered an acid. When HCl dissolves in water it dissociates, that is, it splits into the ions H+ and Cl-. H+ in solution is what makes an acid act like an acid.

H+ is a positive hydrogen ion. A normal hydrogen atom is made of one proton and one electron. To make the H+ Ion the electron is removed, leaving only the proton. So an H+ ion is simply a proton.

So increasing the number of protons in a solution has the same effect as adding more acid.


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