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What theory describes an acid as a proton and a base as a proton acceptor?
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∙ 14y agoNo, acids are proton donors.
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What is brownsted acid base theory?
the Bronsted-Lowry theory classifies a substance as an acid if it acts as a proton(H+) donor, and as a base if it acts as a proton acceptor.
How does the bronsted lowry theory define acids and bases?
Proton donor and proton acceptor respectively.
How can you justify that bronsted-lowery concept of acid and base?
It is based on the proton. A proton acceptor is a base whereas a proton donour is known as an acid.
Is Lewis acid a proton electron ion or a neutron?
None of them. A Lewis acid is a species which is an electron pair acceptor.
What is the chemical opposite of a base?
YES Base: pH 14 Neutral: pH 7 Acid: pH 0
What is brownsted acid base theory?
the Bronsted-Lowry theory classifies a substance as an acid if it acts as a proton(H+) donor, and as a base if it acts as a proton acceptor.
How does the bronsted lowry theory define acids and bases?
Proton donor and proton acceptor respectively.
How can you tell acid from the base?
The currently accepted theory is the Lewis acid-base theory A Lewis base is an electron donor and a Lewis acid is a electron acceptor. Whether a compound is acid or base may not be obvious at first and difficult to work out. There are rules for working this out but you probably dont have to know them Generally, all you would probably have to know is that an acid is a proton [H+] donor and a base is proton acceptor
How can you justify that bronsted-lowery concept of acid and base?
It is based on the proton. A proton acceptor is a base whereas a proton donour is known as an acid.
What are the bronsted - lowry definition of acid and base?
Arrhenius: Acid is a proton (H+) donor. Base is a -OH^- (hydroxyl) donor.B-L: Acid is a proton donor. Base is a proton acceptor.
What is electron donor?
A proton donor is a molecule that donates it's protons to other molecules.
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.
Is Lewis acid a proton electron ion or a neutron?
None of them. A Lewis acid is a species which is an electron pair acceptor.
What identifies if a substance is acidic or basic?
Depends on if you are asking about Lewis acids and bases or Bronsted acids and bases. A Bronsted base is a proton acceptor A Bronsted acid is a proton donor A lewis base is a positive acceptor a lewis acid is a negative acceptor But I think you are looking for pH levels. A pH of 0-6.999 is acid and a pH of 7.001-14 is a base. An acid has more H+ in the solution.
Is distill water a acid or a base?
In general it is said to be neutral, but having said so you can (and Mr. Lewis did in his theory on acid and base) see water as both an acid and as base:Acid behaviour of H2O, donating a proton to base B- H2O + B- --> OH- + HB (1)base behaviour of H2O, accepting a proton from acid HB H2O + HB --> H3O+ + B- (2)Ampholyte*) behaviour: donating a proton to itself as acceptor(H2O)donor + (H2O)acceptor OH- + H3O+which makes water having both concentrations [H3O+] = [OH-] = 1.0*10-7, so: pH = 7*) Ampholyt means: both donor and acceptor, at the same time, 'like twins'
What is an example of a hydrogen ion acceptor?
In general this refers to acid-base theories. Specifically this refers to the Bronsted-Lowry definition of an acid. In general, according to this theory, a reaction occurs and there is a proton transfer. An acid will "donate" a proton and a base will "accept" a proton in reaction. This theory also stipulates that there is a conjugate acid and conjugate base. This means that in the forward reaction you have: A1 (acid) + B1(-) (base) --> A2(-) + B2 This reaction is usually reversible because A2(-) is now able to accept a proton, thus is a BL (Bronsted-Lowry) base. Therefore, according to BL theory, acids are proton donors and base are proton acceptors. The reactions are usually reversible, and A1 is the acid and A2 is the conjugate base, so it follows that B1 is a base and B2 is a conjugate acid. more examples: H2O is the acid and NH3 is the base. Do you see why? NH3 --> NH4 thus is accepts a proton so NH3 is the acid and NH4 is the conjugate base.
What is the chemical opposite of a base?
YES Base: pH 14 Neutral: pH 7 Acid: pH 0
