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Which statement describes the Arrhenius interpretation of acids and bases?

It has a wider range of applications than the Bronsted-Lowry interpretation.
It has a wider range of applications than the Lewis and Bronsted-Lowry interpretatio
It is used in situations that involve bases that do not produce hydroxide ions.
It is limited to situations that involve aqueous solutions or specific compounds.

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D. It is limited to situations that involve aqueous solutions or specific compounds.

Step-by-step explanation:

An Arrhenius acid is a substance that increases the concentration of H3O or H+ when dissolved in water. An Arrhenius base is a substance that increases the concentration of OH- when dissolved in water. These definitions tell us that D is indeed limited to situations that involve aqueous solutions or specific compounds, as aqueous means something that's dissolved in water.

A is wrong because the Bronsted-Lowry interpretation has a wider range of applications. Bronsted-Lowry acids and bases don't even need to be aqueous, so it is not limited to just aqueous solutions. They include any substance that can donate or accept a H+.

B is wrong because A is wrong. A and B basically say the same thing, that the Arrhenius interpretation has a wider range of applications than the Bronsted-Lowry interpretation.

C is wrong because the definition of an Arrhenius base is any substance that increases the concentration of OH-, or hydroxide ions. C completely counters this statement.

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