Acid Quote by Anonymous

And there must be simple substances, because there are compounds; for the compound is nothing but a collection or aggregatum of simples.

— Gottfried Leibniz

We frequently define an acid or a base as a substance whose aqueous solution gives, respectively, a higher concentration of hydrogen ion or of…

— Anonymous

Chemistry is the science of atoms. Elaborating on Democritus' idea, chemists learn how atoms stick or don't stick together, thus forming molecules.

— Jacques Dubochet

The discovery of various phenomena has led to a recognition of the fact that the chemical atom is an individual which again is itself…

— Johannes Stark

Moreover, the abundance of chemical compounds and their importance in daily life hindered the chemist from investigating the question, in what does the individuality…

— Johannes Stark

Since hydrogen is a constituent of most of our electrolytic solvents, the definition of an acid or base as a substance which gives up…

— Anonymous

There is no way in which a simple substance could begin in the course of nature, since it cannot be formed by means of…

— Gottfried Leibniz

Organic compounds exist in which a hydrogen atom, joined to the carbon, acquires acid properties as a result of the proximity of certain functional…

— Victor Grignard

Everything is substance plus name and form. Name and form come and go, but substance remains ever the same.

— Swami Vivekananda

Chemists in earlier centuries were quite interested in the nature of acids. They had no interest in analysing their concept of acid. After all,…

— Hilary Kornblith

The chemical compounds are comparable to a system of planets in that the atoms are held together by chemical affinity. They may be more…

— Jean-Baptiste Dumas

Chemistry is one of those things: it's hard to nail down what it is or how you get it.

— Noah Centineo