The Emergence Machine

Acid

abstract · Chemistry · Level 3 · E3

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Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

Acids are substances that undergo a specific type of reaction, donating a proton to another substance, resulting in the formation of a salt and water, a process that is a fundamental aspect of chemical change.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “acid” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Source: Wiktionary — “acid”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin word
acidus
Origin language
la

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL3L2L1L0AcidReactionSubstanceChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesTriple HelixL4Acid RainL6FermentationL7SourL11Dna MolL12AcidL3ReactionL2SubstanceL2E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Reaction L2 (requires)
    Remediation: break cycle
  • Substance L2 (requires)
    Remediation: break cycle

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