acid radical

noun

, Chemistry.

1. the remainder of an acid molecule after acidic hydrogen has been removed.

Example Sentences

Bases may be considered as salts with the hydroxyl group, OH, replacing the acid radical.

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The acid radical has travelled twice as fast as the metal.

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The form of these artificial pseudo-organic elements depends principally on the nature of the acid radical of the solid salt.

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As we have already seen, a salt is formed by the union of a metal M with an acid radical R. Potassium sulphate, K2SO4, consists of the metal K2 and the acid radical SO4.

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Ammonium chloride, NH4Cl, consists of the basic radical NH4 and the acid radical Cl.

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