important inorganic compounds
Acids and Bases
, Some Definitions
• Arrhenius acids and bases
Acid: Substance that, when dissolved in
water, increases the concentration of
hydrogen (hydronium ions) (protons, H+ or
H3O+).
Base: Substance that, when dissolved in
water, increases the concentration of
hydroxide ions.
, Cont……
• Brønsted–Lowry: must have both
1. an Acid: Proton donor
and
2. a Base: Proton acceptor
, Brønsted-Lowry acids and bases are always paired.
The Brønsted-Lowry acid donates a proton,
while the Brønsted-Lowry base accepts it.
Which is the acid and which is the base in each of these rxns?