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What makes an acid an acid and a base an base?
Simply put, an acid donates protons ( H + ) to solutions and bases accept protons in solutions.
Bronsted and Lowry defined an acid as a substance that protons in a reaction with a base?
The Brønsted-Lowry acid-base theory was discovered in 1923 by two independent people. Jahannes Brønsted Thomas Lowry. In this theory an acid base reaction is one that involves the transfer of a hydrogen ion (H+) from one substance to another. The acid donates the ion while the bases accepts it.ExampleHCl + H2O → H3O+ + Cl- Hydrochloric acid (HCl) is an acid because it donated a proton (hydrogen) to the water creating a hydronium ion.NH3 + H2O → NH4+ + OH-Ammonia (NH3) is a base because it accepts a proton from the water molecule to form ammonium.
What happens in a bronsted lowry acid-base reaction?
An acid donates an H+, and a base accepts an H+. - Apex
If water can act as an acid or base what is it?
Water is both an acid and a base in the sense that it donates protons to a base thus becoming hydroxide and accepts protons from an acid thus making it hydronium.
What makes something acidic or basic?
Simply; acids donate protons and bases accept protons.
Is An acid a substance that donates protons?
Yes an acid is a proton donor....Bases are proton acceptors.
What makes an acid an acid and a base an base?
Simply put, an acid donates protons ( H + ) to solutions and bases accept protons in solutions.
Bronsted and Lowry defined an acid as a substance that protons in a reaction with a base?
The Brønsted-Lowry acid-base theory was discovered in 1923 by two independent people. Jahannes Brønsted Thomas Lowry. In this theory an acid base reaction is one that involves the transfer of a hydrogen ion (H+) from one substance to another. The acid donates the ion while the bases accepts it.ExampleHCl + H2O → H3O+ + Cl- Hydrochloric acid (HCl) is an acid because it donated a proton (hydrogen) to the water creating a hydronium ion.NH3 + H2O → NH4+ + OH-Ammonia (NH3) is a base because it accepts a proton from the water molecule to form ammonium.
Why does a strong acid react differently in water than a strong base?
Depending on the type of acid/base (Arrhenius, Bronsted, Lewis), the acid donates protons and a base doesn't but accepts protons, or the base donates OH- and the acid doesn't, or the acid accepts a pair of electrons and the base donates a pair of electrons. They are just different, that's why.
What donates H plus ions to solutions?
According to Bronsted-Lowry theory, anything that donates H+ (or protons) atoms to a solution is an ACID. Hence this defines an acid as a proton donor and a base as a proton acceptor.
What happens in a bronsted lowry acid-base reaction?
An acid donates an H+, and a base accepts an H+. - Apex
If water can act as an acid or base what is it?
Water is both an acid and a base in the sense that it donates protons to a base thus becoming hydroxide and accepts protons from an acid thus making it hydronium.
What makes something acidic or basic?
Simply; acids donate protons and bases accept protons.
Is a vinegar a acid or a base?
Vinegar is dilute acetic acid, which is an acid.
What happens when a Brønsted-Lowry acid and a Brønsted-Lowry base are combined in a neutralization reaction?
The acid donates protons to the base to form the products.
What makes nitric acid an acid?
The definition of acids is a substance which is a proton (H+) donor in chemical reactions. Nitric acid is an acid because it donates a proton to water.
What happens in an acid based reaction according to Arrhenius definition?
An acid donates an H+, and a base donates an OH-.
