a guess or hypothesis; or an idea formulated without proof.
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the species that remains after a base has accepted a proton.
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the axis of symmetry in a hyperbola that separates the two branches.
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the species that remains after an acid has donated a proton.
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two species that differ from each other by a single proton (H+ ion). An acid becomes its...