Brønsted-Lowry acid
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Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory — In chemistry, the Brønsted–Lowry theory is an acid base theory, proposed independently by Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted and Thomas Martin Lowry in 1923.[1][2] In this system, Brønsted acids and Brønsted bases are defined, by which an acid is a… … Wikipedia
Brønsted–Lowry acid-base theory — In chemistry, the Brønsted–Lowry acid base theory is an acid base theory. It was proposed independently by Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted and Thomas Martin Lowry in 1923. In this system, an acid is defined as any chemical species (molecule or ion)… … Wikipedia
Brønsted-Lowry base — noun Any chemical species that acts as an acceptor of protons See Also: Brønsted Lowry acid, Brønsted base … Wiktionary
Brønsted–Lowry theory — ▪ chemistry also called proton theory of acids and bases a theory, introduced independently in 1923 by the Danish chemist Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted and the English chemist Thomas Martin Lowry, stating that any compound that can transfer… … Universalium
Acid — This article is about acids in chemistry. For the drug, see Lysergic acid diethylamide. For other uses, see Acid (disambiguation). Acidity redirects here. For the novelette, see Acidity (Novelette). Acids and Bases … Wikipedia
Brønsted acid — noun any molecular entity capable of donating a proton to a base See Also: Brønsted base, Brønsted Lowry acid … Wiktionary
acid — 1. A compound yielding a hydrogen ion in a polar solvent ( e.g., in water); acids form salts by replacing all or part of the ionizable hydrogen with an electropositive element or radical. 2. In popular … Medical dictionary
acid–base reaction — ▪ chemistry Introduction a type of chemical process typified by the exchange of one or more hydrogen ions, H+, between species that may be neutral (molecules, such as water, H2O; or acetic acid, CH3CO2H) or electrically charged (ions, such… … Universalium
Acid–base reaction — An acid base reaction is a chemical reaction that occurs between an acid and a base. Several concepts exist which provide alternative definitions for the reaction mechanisms involved and their application in solving related problems. Despite… … Wikipedia
acid–base catalysis — ▪ chemistry acceleration of a chemical reaction by the addition of an acid or a base, the acid or base itself not being consumed in the reaction. The catalytic reaction may be acid specific (acid catalysis), as in the case of decomposition… … Universalium
