How are acids and bases defined by Brønsted theory?

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Apr 17, 2015

Easy question and easy answer. Look at the picture and you will see what are B-L acids and bases.

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Apr 17, 2015

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The fundamental concept of this theory is that when an acid and a base react with each other, the acid forms its conjugate base, and the base forms its conjugate acid by exchange of a proton (the hydrogen cation, or H+). This theory is a generalization of the Arrhenius theory.