What is the bronsted lowry definition of an acid

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Pistacchio · Answer 1 · 2020-05-03T01:47:28+0000

Step-by-step explanation:

According to Bronsted-Lowry, acids are the species that donate protons or
.

For example, HCl is a Bronsted-Lowry acid as it releases protons upon dissociation.

$HCl \rightarrow H^(+) + Cl^(-)$

On the other hand, species that take up or accept a protons or
(H^(+)) are known as Bronsted-Lowry base.

For example,
$NH_(3) + H^(+) \rightarrow NH^(+)_(4)$

Therefore,
NH_(3) is a Bronsted-Lowry base as it accepts a proton.