The hydroxyl radical is a simple compound that when combined with metals usually forms bases like NaOH.
Keyword:
antacid
Keyword:
basic
Layman's explanation:
In 1923, Johannes Bronsted and Thomas Lowry proposed that a Bronsted-Lowry base is any substance that can accept a proton. They found that hydroxide anion acts as a proton acceptor. When high concentrations of hydroxide are present in solution, the solution is said to be basic, having a pH above 7. It falls into the Bronstead-Lowry definition of a base because it acts as a proton acceptor. Hydroxide, when combined with other elements, serves many purposes. Aluminum hydroxide is a safe antacid used to treat indigestion, gastric and duodenal ulcers, and efflux oesophagitis.
Miscellaneous comments:
ion: (OH)-1
Miscellaneous comments:
Spartan'02, Wavefunction, Inc., Irvine, CA
Miscellaneous comments:
Structure was calculated using an ab initio method.
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