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Description: This is a metaphor for a weak base (the bunny) accepting a proton (the hat) at lower pH, and donating a proton at higher pH. It illustrates Le Chatelier's principle and the protonation state depending whether the pH is higher or lower than the pKa of the conjugate weak acid (the bunny wearing the hat).
Title: Low pH favors protonation while high pH favors deprotonation
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