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		wizzwizz4 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Personal care products disrupt the human oxidation... Isosaccharinic acid has the same chemical formula (C6H12O6) as glucose, which isn't acidic. However, they both have the same net charge.

xvedejas 10 months ago [–]

When something is an acid, it dissociates into both a positive ion H+ and negative ion (rest of the molecule)

HA ⇌ H+ + A-

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