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Define the term ‘basicity’ of an acid. Give the basicity of: nitric acid, sulphuric acid and phosphoric acid. |
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Answer» Basicity: The basicity of an acid is defined as the number of hydronium ions (H3O+) that can be produced by the ionization of one molecule of that acid in aqueous solution. The basicity of following compounds are: Nitric acid: Basicity = 1 Sulphuric acid: Basicity =2 Phosphoric acid: Basicity =3 |
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