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protonation

addition of a proton to an atom, molecule, or ion, forming the conjugate acid
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protonation

Summary

protonation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • protonation is a type of chemical reaction[2].
  • protonation is a type of addition[3].
  • protonation is part of proton transfer[4].
  • protonation's Commons category is recorded as Protonation reactions[5].
  • protonation is the opposite of deprotonation[6].
  • protonation's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C54165[7].
  • protonation's exact match is recorded as http://biomodels.net/SBO/SBO_0000212[8].
  • protonation's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C54165[9].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include chemical reaction[2] and addition[3]. protonation is the opposite of deprotonation[6].

Use and Application

protonation is part of proton transfer[4].

Why It Matters

protonation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month).[1] protonation has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] protonation is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → chemical reaction, addition
    Subclass of → —
    Part of → proton transfer
    Part of → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P2888]]: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C54165"
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