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Which chemical concept is named after Svante Arrhenius?

  • Arrhenius Acid

  • Avogadro's Number

  • Bohr Model

  • Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle

Answer

An Arrhenius acid is a substance that, when dissolved in water, produces hydrogen ions (H+). The term is named after Svante Arrhenius, who proposed Theory of acids and bases in 1887. In his theory, acids are substances that produce H+ ions in aqueous solution, while bases are substances that produce hydroxide ions (OH-).
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