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Record 1 1982-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrolysis (Electrokinetics)
  • Electrochemistry
  • Metrology and Units of Measure
CONT

One result of the Bronsted definitions is that for a given solvent, such as water, there is only a single scale of acid-base strength. Put another way, the relative strength of a set of acids will be the same for any base.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Électrolyse (Électrocinétique)
  • Électrochimie
  • Unités de mesure et métrologie
CONT

(...) la théorie de Bronsted, en faisant jouer un rôle symétrique aux acides et bases, permet de traiter de façon plus simple les échanges de protons (...). Il sera possible de classer, dans l'eau, les acides par pK décroissant établissant ainsi une échelle d'acidité. (...) Échelle d'acidité. [Dans ce tableau] est représenté l'échelle dans l'eau avec, à gauche, les acides BH (ou plutôt les bases correspondantes) et à droite les acides AH.

Spanish

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