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mass
amount
molar mass
concentration
solution volume
gas volume
molar gas volume
Avogadro
constant, L
number of
entities, N
P3. ACID-BASE NEUTRALIZATION REACTIONS
P3.5 Basicity of Acids
The basicity of an acid is the number of replaceable H atoms per molecule.
Notice that while CH3CO2H contains four H atoms per molecule, only the one attached to the oxygen atom is acidic (replaceable) and so this is a monobasic acid. Generally, for organic acids, the H atoms present in C-H bonds are not replaceable in aqueous solution.
The terms monobasic, dibasic, etc., are synonymous with monoprotic, diprotic, etc.
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