Abstraction (chemistry)

In chemistry, abstraction is when one molecule or ion takes an atom from another one. The atom may or may not have electric charge.[1]

Deprotonation is the abstraction of a hydrogen ion.

References

  1. ↑ International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. "Abstraction". Compendium of Chemical Terminology Internet edition.
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