Bronsted Concept of Acids and Bases

• An acid is a proton (H+) donor

  • HNO3(aq) + H2O(l) ? NO3-(aq) + H3O+(aq)

• A base is a proton acceptor

  • NH3(aq) + H2O(l) ? NH4+(aq) + OH-(aq)

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