autoprotolysis
Meanings
noun
- The autoionization of water (or similar compounds) in which a proton (hydrogen ion) is transferred to form a cation and an anion e.g. 2H₂O => H₃O⁺ + OH⁻
Word forms
Etymology
From auto- + protolysis.
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