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Acids

Any chemical compound that, when dissolved in water, gives a solution with a hydrogen ion activity greater than in pure water. Acids have ph pH less than 7.0. Turn Blue Litmus paper Red Acid donates a hydrogen ion (H+) to another compound called abseThey combine with alkalies to make salt 7 water

Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy detects Universe’s first molecule in space

The researchers have finally detected the most ancient type of molecule in our universe in space for the first time ever. They used NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) to detect helium hydride in a planetary nebula NGC 7027 about 3,000 light-years away from Earth. Helium hydride ion (HeH+) was the first molecule that ..

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