Acid (chemistry) in the context of "Aluminium hydroxide"

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⭐ Core Definition: Acid (chemistry)

An acid is a molecule or ion capable of either donating a proton (i.e. hydrogen cation, H), known as a Brønsted–Lowry acid, or forming a covalent bond with an electron pair, known as a Lewis acid.

The first category of acids are the proton donors, or Brønsted–Lowry acids. In the special case of aqueous solutions, proton donors form the hydronium ion H3O and are known as Arrhenius acids. Brønsted and Lowry generalized the Arrhenius theory to include non-aqueous solvents. A Brønsted–Lowry or Arrhenius acid usually contains a hydrogen atom bonded to a chemical structure that is still energetically favorable after loss of H.

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👉 Acid (chemistry) in the context of Aluminium hydroxide

Aluminium hydroxide, Al(OH)3, is found as the mineral gibbsite (also known as hydrargillite) and its three much rarer polymorphs: bayerite, doyleite, and nordstrandite. Aluminium hydroxide is amphoteric, i.e., it has both basic and acidic properties. Closely related are aluminium oxide hydroxide, AlO(OH), and aluminium oxide or alumina (Al2O3), the latter of which is also amphoteric. These compounds together are the major components of the aluminium ore bauxite. Aluminium hydroxide also forms a gelatinous precipitate in water.

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Acid (chemistry) in the context of Reactivity series

In chemistry, a reactivity series (or reactivity series of elements) is an empirical, calculated, and structurally analytical progression of a series of metals, arranged by their "reactivity" from highest to lowest. It is used to summarize information about the reactions of metals with acids and water, single displacement reactions and the extraction of metals from their ores.

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Acid (chemistry) in the context of Acid anhydride

An acid anhydride is a type of chemical compound composed of two acyl groups bonded to a common oxygen atom. They are commonly formed by the removal of water molecules from a pair of acids.

In organic chemistry, organic acid anhydrides contain the functional group −C(=O)−O−C(=O)−. Organic acid anhydrides often form when one equivalent of water is removed from two equivalents of an organic acid in a dehydration reaction.

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LINKED FROM (PARENTS)
← Reactivity series ← Acid anhydride ← Aluminium hydroxide
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)
Zinc → Hydrochloric acid → Molecule → Ion → Proton → Hydron → Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory → Covalent bond → Electron pair → Lewis acid → Aqueous solution → Hydronium ion → Acid–base reaction → Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted → Martin Lowry → Solvent →