Brønsted acid

noun

Any molecular entity capable of donating a proton to a base.

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Meanings

nounBrønsted acid (plural Brønsted acids)

plural Brønsted acids · alternative Bronsted acid

  1. Any molecular entity capable of donating a proton to a base.

Origin

From Johannes Nicolaus Brønsted, Danish physical chemist.

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