What is the process known as where acids produce ions when dissolved in water?

Q. What is the process known as where acids produce ions when dissolved in water?
Answer: Dissociation
Notes: When an acid dissolves in water, a covalent bond between an electronegative atom and a hydrogen atom is broken by heterolytic fission. It gives out a proton (H+) and a negative ion. This process is called as Disassociation.

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