Hammett acidity function

noun

A measure of acidity used for very concentrated solutions of strong acids, including superacids.

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Meanings

nounHammett acidity function (plural Hammett acidity functions)

plural Hammett acidity functions

  1. A measure of acidity used for very concentrated solutions of strong acids, including superacids.

Origin

Proposed by the physical organic chemist Louis Plack Hammett.

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