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Question
How is an acid chemically defined? Explain with an example.
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Solution
An acid is a compound containing replaceable hydrogen atoms that dissociates in water to produce hydronium ions (H3O+) as the only positively charged ions.
Example: Hydrochloric acid (HCl) dissociates completely in water:
\[\ce{HCl + H2O -> H3O+ + Cl-}\]
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