KEY TAKEAWAYS •
There are three key definitions of acids and bases: Arrhenius, Bronsted-Lowry, and Lewis theories.
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There are strong acids and strong bases that completely dissociate in water as well as weak acids and bases that do not completely dissociate.
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The pH of a solution is the negative log of the hydrogen ion concentration. The pH scale goes from 1 to 14 and is a logarithmic scale.
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Titration involves slowly neutralizing an acid or base until the pH changes abruptly from acidic to basic or vice versa.
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Neutralization involves combining an acid and a base to get a salt. The salt itself can be acidic basic or neutral in pH.
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