15.1 Bronsted Avids And Bases

Question 1

Define Bronsted acids and bases

Answer 1

Bromsted acid is a substance capable of donation a proton

Bromsted bass is a substance that can accept a proton

Question 2

In order for a species to act as a Bromsted base, an atom in the species must posses a lone pair of electrons. Explain why this is so

Answer 2

In order for a species to act as a Bromsted base, it must posses a lone pair of electrons. This is because a Bromsted base has to gain protons from Bromsted acids which contain H+ ions and H+ ions are electron deficient. Hence, for a species to act as a Bromsted base, an atom in the species must posses a lone pair of electrons