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Define Basicity of acid and acidity of base.

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The number of replaceable hydrogens in an acid is difined as basicity of an acid.
Ex : `H_(2)SO_(4)` Basicity is `2` .
The number of OH groups in a base is called its acidity .
Ex : `Ca(OH)_(2)` Acidity is `2` .
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