acid radical
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The acid radical has travelled twice as fast as the metal.
From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane
They may be regarded as ammonia, NH3, with one of its hydrogen atoms replaced by an acid radical; or as the acid with one of its hydrogens replaced by the NH2 group.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Thatcher, Roscoe Wilfred
As we have already seen, a salt is formed by the union of a metal M with an acid radical R. Potassium sulphate, K2SO4, consists of the metal K2 and the acid radical SO4.
From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane
Bases may be considered as salts with the hydroxyl group, OH, replacing the acid radical.
From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane
Ammonium chloride, NH4Cl, consists of the basic radical NH4 and the acid radical Cl.
From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane
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