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Question
Distinguish between acidity of bases and basicity of acids.
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Solution
Acidity of bases: The number of hydroxyl ions which can be produced per molecule of the base in aqueous solution.
Basicity of acids: The basicity of an acid is defined as the number of hydronium ions that can be produced by the ionization of one molecule of that acid in aqueous solution.
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