Question

In the bronsted-lowry acid-base definition, an acid is a molecule (or ion) that _____ a proton and a base is a molecule (or ion) that _____ a proton.

Answer 1

In the Bronsted-Lowry acid-base definition, an acid is a molecule (or ion) that donates a proton and a base is a molecule (or ion) that accepts a proton.

Bronsted-Lowry theory of acid and bases took the Arrhenius definition one step further, as a substance no longer needed to be composed of hydrogen (H+) or hydroxide (OH-) ions in order to be classified as an acid or base. For example , consider the following chemical equation:

HCl (aq) +NH₃ (aq) → NH⁺₄ (aq) + Cl⁻(aq)

Here, hydrochloric acid (HCl) "donates" a proton (H+) to ammonia (NH3) which "accepts" it , forming a positively charged ammonium ion (NH4⁺) and a negatively charged chloride ion (Cl⁻). Therefore, HCl is a Bronsted-Lowry acid (donates a proton) while the ammonia is a Bronsted-Lowry base (accepts a proton). Also, Cl⁻ is called the conjugate base of the acid HCl and NH4⁺ is called the conjugate acid of the base NH3.

A Bronsted-Lowry acid is a proton (hydrogen ion) donor.

A Bronsted-Lowry base is a proton (hydrogen ion) acceptor.

In this theory, an acid is a substance that can release a proton (like in the Arrhenius theory) and a base is a substance that can accept a proton.

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