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When a protic acid reacts with a strong enough base, the acidic proton of the acid will be removed by the base, i.e. <B>deprotonated</B>, to form an anion. <BR>
(Note that the base is <B>protonated</B> at the same time.)
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When enough proton is supplied to the anion, the acid will be <B>protonated</B> again.
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