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Brønsted acid (Brönsted acid) definition

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A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron (proton) to a base, (i.e. a "hydron donor") or the corresponding chemical species. For example: H2O, H3O+, CH3CO2H, H2SO4, HSO4-, HCl, CH3OH, NH3. See also conjugate acid-base pair.


See also:

bonded process definition
Biomimetic definition
booties definition
bond-dissociation energy, D (SI unit: kJ mol-1, or J (per molecule)) definition
block-level definition