title: A simple unified explanation of the red-ox and acid-base concepts.
abstract: Some classical examples of the habitual physico-chemical processes are studied and a unifying conclusion is reached. In the red-ox processes, the atoms or groups of atoms which gain electrons according to their respective oxidation numbers are oxidizing, i.c. if the bindings are considered pure ionic, and in the acid-base processes the atoms or groups of atoms which only gain electrons according to their formal charge are acids, i.e. if the bindings are considered pure covalent.
authors.affiliation: Departmento de Bioquímica y Biologa Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del País Vasco, Bilbao, Spain.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Macarulla
mesh_terms: D000136:Acid-Base Equilibrium; D000143:Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D000468:Alkalies / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
chemical_list: D000143:Acids; D000468:Alkalies