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The Brønsted–Lowry Definition of Acids and Bases
Brønsted–Lowry definition
- Acid—An acid is a proton donor.
- Base—A base is a proton acceptor.
- In 1923, Johannes Brønsted, working in Denmark, and Thomas Lowry, working in England, developed the concept of proton transfer in acid–base behavior independently and simultaneously.