General Chemistry
General Chemistry
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ISBN: 9780073402758
Author: Chang, Raymond/ Goldsby
Publisher: McGraw-Hill College
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Chapter 16, Problem 16.1QP
Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

A definition for Bronsted acid and base and bronsted definitions differ from Arrheniuss definitions of an acid – base reaction has to be given.

Concept Information:

According to Bronsted- Lowry concepts of acids and bases,

  • An acid is H+(proton) donor
  • A base is a H+ (proton) acceptor.

Conjugate acid =Base+H+

Conjugate base =AcidH+

Conjugate acid-base pairs differ by only one proton.

According to Arrhenius concepts of acids and bases,

Acids are substance that produce hydrogen ions or hydronium ions in water. 

Bases are substance that produce hydroxide ions in water. 

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Bronsted concepts of acid and base are one of the important concepts used to explain about an acid and a base.

According to the Bronsted concepts, definition for an acid and base can be given as follows,

An acid is a proton donor and base is a proton acceptor.

Consider the reaction of HCl with H2O.

HCl(aq)+H2O(l)Cl(aq)-+H3O(aq)+

In this reaction,

HCl is the acid and H2O is the base; HCl donates proton and water accepts that proton.

Cl is the conjugate base of HCl; it is formed after proton donation by hydrochloric acid.

H3O+ is the conjugate acid of H2O

We are limited to cases in which water is the solvent.  An acid will dissolve in water to produce H+ ion, while a base will dissolve in water to produce OH-  ions.

Bronsted and Lowry state that an acid is any substance that will donate a proton an H+ ion.  This includes the case where the donation of the proton is made to a water molecule, but allows for donation of protons to many other substances, opening the door for general acid-base reactions such as

HCl+NH3NH4++Cl-

Bronsted acid and base concepts are based on protons, Arrhenius acid and base concepts are based on both protons and hydroxyl ions.

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