Brönsted Base

A Bronsted Base is a species which can accept a proton in the course of a reaction or exchange a proton with a Brönsted Acid.

Example:
NH3 + H+ => NH4+

Brönsted Acid

A Bronsted Acid is a species which is likely to yield a proton to another substance called a Brönsted Base .

The release of protons thus carried out corresponds to an acid-base reaction.

Example:
HCl + H2O => H3O+ + Cl-

Johannes, Nicolaus Brönsted

A Danish chemist (1879-1947) who defined acids and the bases in terms of species which exchange protons.

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