Alkali: Perbedaan antara revisi

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'''Alkali''' (dari [[bahasa Arab]]: ''al{{Lang-qaly'' ar|القلي, القالي}}, “abu"abu dari saltwort”lumut asin") dalam [[kimia]] adalah suatu [[garam]] [[ion]]ik [[basa]] dari suatu [[unsur kimia]] [[alkali logam]] atau [[alkali tanah]]. Ada yang mendefinisikan suatu alkali sebagai suatu zat [[basa]] yang larut dalam [[air]]. Larutan alkali mempunyai [[pH]] lebih dari 7,0.<!--The [[adjective]] '''alkaline''' is commonly, and '''alkalescent''' less often, used in [[English language|English]] as a [[synonym]] for basic, especially for [[soluble]] bases. This broad use of the term is likely to have come about because alkalis were the first bases known to obey the [[acid-base reaction theories|Arrhenius]] definition of a base, and they are still among the most common bases.