Brønsted acid

English

Etymology

From Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted, Danish physical chemist.

Noun

Brønsted acid (plural Brønsted acids)

(chemistry) Any molecular entity capable of donating a proton to a base.

Related terms

See also

conjugate acid-base pair

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