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Acids — Definition & Overview

By Jasper Brown

Water will spontaneously decompose to form hydrogen ions and hydroxide as shown below. H2O→H++OH−H_{2}O\rightarrow H^{+}+OH^{-} What molecule acts as the acid in this reaction?

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