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polyprotic

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[pol-ee-prot-ik] / ˌpɒl iˈprɒt ɪk /

adjective

Chemistry.
  1. (of an acid) having two or more transferable protons.


Etymology

Origin of polyprotic

First recorded in 1940–45; poly- + prot(on) + -ic

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Similar to the case for polyprotic acids, note the ionization constants decrease with ionization step.

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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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Likewise, equilibrium calculations involving polyprotic bases follow the same approaches as those for polyprotic acids.

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This stepwise ionization process occurs for all polyprotic acids.

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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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