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  • acidic being or containing an acid; of a solution having an excess of hydrogen atoms (having a pH of less than 7)
  • amine a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals
  • bicarbonate a salt of carbonic acid (containing the anion HCO3) in which one hydrogen atom has been replaced; an acid carbonate
  • ethyl the univalent hydrocarbon radical C2H5 derived from ethane by the removal of one hydrogen atom
  • valence (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)
  • halon a compound in which the hydrogen atoms of a hydrocarbon have been replaced by bromine and other halogen atoms; very stable; used in fire extinguishers although it is thought to release bromine that depletes the ozone layer
  • valency (chemistry) a property of atoms or radicals; their combining power given in terms of the number of hydrogen atoms (or the equivalent)
  • hydrogenation a chemical process that adds hydrogen atoms to an unsaturated oil
  • tritium a radioactive isotope of hydrogen; atoms of tritium have three times the mass of ordinary hydrogen atoms
  • fluorocarbon a halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols
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