polyprotic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of polyprotic
Example Sentences
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This is an example of a polyprotic acid, the topic of discussion in a later section of this chapter.
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This is a general characteristic of polyprotic acids and successive ionization constants often differ by a factor of about 105 to 106.
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Similar to the case for polyprotic acids, note the ionization constants decrease with ionization step.
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This stepwise ionization process occurs for all polyprotic acids.
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The ionization constants for polyprotic acids decrease with each subsequent step; these decreases typically are large enough to permit simple equilibrium calculations that treat each step separately.
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