Bronstead lowry def

who produced the bronstead lowry def

johnannes nicolaus bronsted

thomas martin lowry

bronsted lowry acid

an acid has teh ability to donate protons (H+) to another compound

base

receives protons from the acid in a chemical rxn

do you need water for a bronsted lowry rxn

no, you do not need water fro a rbonsted lowry rxn

requirements for an acid

must hvae a removable acidic proton

base requirements

must have an atom with an unshared pair fo electrons (lone pair)

conjugate base

acid loses H+ and becomes a conjugate base

conjugate acid

base gains H+