Lowry-Bronsted Concept of Acids and
An acid is a H+ ion or proton donor
A base is a proton acceptor
When an acid loses a proton, its conjugate base is formed:
- HA(aq) + H2O(l) H3O+(aq) + A-(aq)
When a base accepts a proton, its conjugate acid is formed.
- B(aq) + H2O(l) BH+(aq) + OH-(aq)