autoprotolysis

English

Etymology

auto- +‎ protolysis

Noun

autoprotolysis (usually uncountable, plural autoprotolyses)

(chemistry) 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^-

Related terms

protolysis

Translations

autoionization of water

Danish: autoprotolyse c
Italian: autoprotolisi f
Polish: autojonizacja f, autoprotoliza f
Swedish: autoprotolys (sv) c

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