dibasic
/daɪˈbeɪsɪk/
adjective
- Describing an acid that has two hydrogen atoms that can be replaced by a metal to form a salt.
- In chemistry class, we learned that dibasic acids can form two different salts.
- Sulfuric acid is a dibasic acid because it has two replaceable hydrogen atoms.
- A dibasic compound can donate two protons in a reaction.
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