polybasic
/ˌpɑliˈbeɪsɪk/
adjective
- Describing an acid that has more than one hydrogen atom that can be replaced by a base to form a salt.
- Phosphoric acid is a polybasic acid because it can donate three hydrogen ions.
- In chemistry class, we learned that polybasic acids react with bases in multiple steps.
- Citric acid is polybasic, which is why it can form different types of salts.
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