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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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an acid

0In science class, we had to mix an acid and a base together and record the results.02br
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com:02br 00"01i 00a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. q=ACID&r=66

  • com:02br 00"01i 00a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base.
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0 From the Cambridge Dictionary:02br
00"01i00any of various usually liquid substances which can react chemically with and sometimes dissolve other materials02i00"02br
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00"01i00a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue

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