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Which of the following shows a Bronsted-Lowry acid reacting?

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HCl + H2O --> H3O+ + Cl- on edge

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The Bronsted - Lowry model states that an acid is a substance that donates protons, H+.


When an acid dissolves in water it donates the H+ to H2O molecules and form H3O+.


For example: HCl (aq) + H2O (l) ----> H3O+ (aq)+ Cl - (aq)


In this case HCl is the acid because it donates its H+ to H2O fo form H3O+.



Aslso, the proton, H+ of the acid may combine with other radicals. For example:


NH3 (aq) + H2O (l) ---> NH4 + (aq) + OH -


In this case H2O is an acid in front ot NH3, because H2O donates its H+ to NH3 to form NH4+.


So, you just need the reactions where one reactant is donating H+ to the other reactant. There you will have a Bronsted-Lowry acid.


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