Chemistry
Define the term 'basicity' of an acid. Give the basicity of: nitric acid, sulphuric acid and phosphoric acid.
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The basicity of an acid is defined as the number of hydronium ions (H3O+) that can be produced by the ionization of one molecule of that acid in aqueous solution.
The basicity of following compounds are:
Basicity of Nitric acid = 1
Basicity of Sulphuric acid = 2
Basicity of Phosphoric acid = 3
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