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R3.1 Brønsted-Lowry acids and bases

This sub-topic looks briefly at acid-base theories and then focuses on the Brønsted-Lowry theory. This states that a Brønsted-Lowry acid is a proton donor and a Brønsted-Lowry base is a proton acceptor. A pair of species differing by a single proton is called a conjugate acid-base pair giving rise to conjugate acids and conjugate bases. Some species can act as both Brønsted-Lowry acids and bases. What happens when...

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