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Why is sulfuric acid considered a bronsted acid?

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Sulfuric acid is considered as a Bronsted acid because it is a proton donor. When in solution, the molecules of the compound dissociates into ions, the hydrogen ion and the the sulfate ion. It donates the hydrogen ion so it is an acid, a bronsted acid.
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