Proton-releasing substance

It has been determined that impurities such as moisture can accelerate this reaction, as AlCb-promoted reactions conducted under strictly anhydrous conditions can occur at a significantly lower rate of reaction. Due to this observation, it was subsequently discovered that the addition of cocatalysts can accelerate the rate of this reaction, such as oxygen, proton-releasing substances (ROH), Bronsted acids, and cation/carbocation producing substances. For example, the F-C alkylation of arenes with alkenes and alkynes promoted by AICI3 was found to be cocatalyzed by trace amounts of moisture effecting an increase in both the rate and yield of the reaction whereas the opposite was observed with use of FeCb as the cocatalyst. 

R. Pinton, S. Cesco, S. Santi, and Z. Varanini, Soil humic substances stimulate proton release by intact oat. seedling roots. J. Plant Nutr. 20 857 (1997). 

In principle the surface complexation model is suitable for small ions, but other applications can be also found in literature. For example, humic acid and related substances were modeled as a mixture of four to five monoprotic acids forming different types of surface complexes (electrostatic position, number of protons released) [102], However, such approach can be only considered as data fitting model. 

If additional acid (or base) is added to a solution that contains a buffer at its p/Q value (a 1 1 mixture of HA and A ), the pH of the solution changes, but it changes less than it would if the buffer had not been present. This is because protons released by the added acid are taken up by the ionized form of the buffer (A ) likewise, hydroxyl ions generated by the addition of base are neutralized by protons released by the undissociated buffer (HA). The capacity of a substance to release hydrogen ions or take them up depends partly on the extent to which the substance has already taken up or released protons, which in turn depends on the pH of the solution. The ability of a buffer to minimize changes in pH, its buffering capacity, depends on the relationship between its pKa value and the pH, which is expressed by the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation. 

Acids and bases are essential substances in home, industry, and the environment. In aqueous solution, water combines with the proton released from an acid to form the hydrated species represented by HgO laq). In the Arrhenius definition, acids contain H and yield HaO in water, bases contain OH and yield OH in water, and an acid-base reaction (neutralization) is the reaction of and OH to form HgO. Acid strength depends on [HaO" ] relative to [HA] in aqueous solution. Strong acids dissociate completely and weak acids slightly. The extent of dissociation is expressed by the acid-dissociation constant, K. Weak acids have values ranging from about 10 to 10 . Many acids and bases can be classified qualitatively as strong or weak based on their formulas. 

Membranes and Osmosis. Membranes based on PEI can be used for the dehydration of organic solvents such as 2-propanol, methyl ethyl ketone, and toluene (451), and for concentrating seawater (452—454). On exposure to ultrasound waves, aqueous PEI salt solutions and brominated poly(2,6-dimethylphenylene oxide) form stable emulsions from which it is possible to cast membranes in which submicrometer capsules of the salt solution ate embedded (455). The rate of release of the salt solution can be altered by surface—active substances. In membranes, PEI can act as a proton source in the generation of a photocurrent (456). The formation of a PEI coating on ion-exchange membranes modifies the transport properties and results in permanent selectivity of the membrane (457). The electrochemical testing of salts (458) is another possible appHcation of PEI. 

Definition 2. An acid is a substance that can release protons. 

A substance can act as an acid only if a base is present to accept its acidic protons. An acid does not simply release its acidic proton the proton is transferred to the base through direct contact. For example, HC1 is a Bronsted acid. In the gas... 

Root products are all the substances produced by roots and released into the rhizo.sphere (Table 2) (17). Although most root products are C compounds, they include ions, sometimes O, and even water. Root products may also be classified on the basis of whether they have either a perceived functional role (excretions and secretions) or a nonfunctional role (diffusates and root debris). Excretions are deemed to facilitate internal metabolism, such as respiration, while secretions are deemed to facilitate external proces.ses, such as nutrient acquisition. Both excretion and secretion require energy, and some exudates may act as either. For example, protons derived from CO2 production in respiration are deemed excretions, while those derived from an organic acid involved in nutrient acquisition are deemed secretions. 

The amount of heat released during a reaction is proportional to the amount of substance involved but the relationship is complicated in enzyme studies by secondary reactions. Although the use of entropy constants means that calorimetry theoretically does not require standardization, in many instances this will be necessary. The initial energy change can often be enhanced, giving an increase in the sensitivity of the method. Hydrogen ions released during a reaction, for instance, will protonate a buffer with an evolution of more heat. 

But what exactly is an acid An acid is a substance that can release a hydrogen ion. Hydrogen is the element that has one proton and one electron. Hydrogen easily gives up its electron, which is in a shell by itself, and becomes a positively charged ion (H" ). 

So a hydrogen ion is the same thing as a proton, and you could just as easily say that an acid is a substance that can release a proton. 

An acid/base theory stating (a) that an acid is any substance that tends to donate or release protons (also called hydrogen ions) to a base, and (b) that a base is a substance that accepts or removes protons from an acid. Examples of Brpnsted acids include H3O+, H2O, CH3COOH, and HS04 . Examples of Brpnsted bases include H2O, OH", CH3COO, and SO42. ... 

We shall call such substances Arrhenius acids and bases. For instance, HC1 is an Arrhenius acid, because it releases a hydrogen ion, H+ (a proton), when it dissolves in water CH4 is not an Arrhenius acid, because it does not release hydrogen ions in water. Sodium hydroxide is an Arrhenius base because OH ions go into solution when it dissolves ... 

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