Arrhenius, Bronsted-Lowry, and Lewis Acids and Bases

Question 8 • Crowley Original Credit Chemistry B

Which of these ideas did you include in your answer?

Answer

Water behaves as a base in this reaction.

The Bronsted-Lowry definition is applied, because the reaction involves the transfer of H+ from one reactant to the other.

A Bronsted-Lowry base is defined as a substance that accepts a proton.

Because water gains a proton to form H3O+ in this particular reaction, it acts as a base.

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