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Acids and Bases

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This chapter discusses the properties of Brønsted (protic acids and bases) and Lewis acids and bases (electron pair acceptors and donors). For the Brønsted class, topics such as strength, amphoteric species, autoprotolysis, pH, superacids, and superbases, are described. For the Lewis class, the topics include acid and base strength, the hard and soft model, and frustrated Lewis pairs. The coverage of these topics includes references published through to mid-2021.

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Jordan, R.B. (2024). Acids and Bases. In: Principles of Inorganic Chemistry. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22926-8_5

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