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Define Acid.

Define the following term: 

Acid

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An acid is a compound which when dissolved in water produces hydronium ion(H3O+), the only positively charged
ion and a negative ion.

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Chapter 3: Study of Acids, Bases and Salts - Exercise 4 [Page 73]

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