diprotic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of diprotic
Example Sentences
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The carbonate ion is an example of a diprotic base, because it can accept two protons, as shown below.
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Being a diprotic acid, sulfuric acid forms both sulfates, such as Na2SO4, and hydrogen sulfates, such as NaHSO4.
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Hydrogen sulfide is a weak diprotic acid that dissolves in water to form hydrosulfuric acid.
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Carbonic acid, H2CO3, is an example of a weak diprotic acid.
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As for the diprotic acid examples, each successive ionization reaction is less extensive than the former, reflected in decreasing values for the stepwise acid ionization constants.
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