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Protonation vs Protonolysis - What's the difference?

protonation | protonolysis |

In chemistry terms the difference between protonation and protonolysis

is that protonation is the addition of a proton (hydrogen ion) to an atom, molecule or ion, normally to generate a cation while protonolysis is the breakup of a molecule following protonation.

protonation

English

Noun

(wikipedia protonation) (en noun)
  • (chemistry) the addition of a proton (hydrogen ion) to an atom, molecule or ion, normally to generate a cation

    • protonolysis

    English

    Noun

    (protonolyses)
  • (chemistry) The breakup of a molecule following protonation