Brønsted-Lowry Acids and Bases

Anions

with a removable H+ are amphiprotic.

Ion

product constant for water, Kw: the equilibrium constant for the autoionization of water.

amphiprotic species

A(n) can serve as an acid or a base.

Brønsted-Lowry Acid

a compound that donates a proton to another compound

Brønsted-Lowry Base

a compound that accepts a proton from another compound

Molecules

Both organic and inorganic

Anions

With and without H     (  F-

Conjugate base

the species formed when a proton is removed from an acid

Conjugate acid

the species formed when a proton is added to a base

Amphiprotic

a species that can either accept or donate a proton

Example

Water

Acid ionization

the reaction between a Brønsted-Lowry Acid and water

Base ionization

the reaction between a Brønsted-Lowry Base and water

Ion product constant for water, Kw

the equilibrium constant for the autoionization of water