8.1 Theories of acids and bases
Essential Idea:
Many reactions involve the transfer of a proton from an acid to a base.
Understandings:
- A Brønsted–Lowry acid is a proton/H+ donor and a Brønsted–Lowry base is a proton/H+ acceptor.
- Amphiprotic species can act as both Brønsted–Lowry acids and bases.
- A pair of species differing by a single proton is called a conjugate acid-base pair.
Applications and Skills:
- Deduction of the Brønsted–Lowry acid and base in a chemical reaction.
• Deduction of the conjugate acid or conjugate base in a chemical reaction.