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Br-+H3O+->HBr+H2O What substance acts as a base?

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Br- acts as a base in this equation.
The base is the proton acceptor or the electron donor (depending on which definition you are using). But in this case, since an H+ atom for H3O+ transferred to Br- to form HBr (and leave H2O), this means that Br- accepted the proton, so it is the base.

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