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An acid is a species such as the ammonium ion or the acetic acid molecule which has a tendency to lose a proton. A base (such as the ammonia molecule or the acetate anion) is able to accept a proton. Hence for every acid, HA, there is a conjugate base, A-, and for every base, B, there is a conjugate acid, BH+.
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© 1974 D. D. Perrin and Boyd Dempsey
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Perrin, D.D., Dempsey, B. (1974). The Theory of Buffer Action. In: Buffers for pH and Metal Ion Control. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5874-6_2
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