Defining Acid and Base (notes) Because a base has OH - and an acid has H +, Arrhenius (Swedish) defined:

Acid: Substance that donates H + Base: Substance that donates OH -

HClH2OH2O Cl - +H3O+H3O+ + H H O H+H+ + H H O H+H+ + acidbase conjugate acid conjugate base But let’s consider the dissociation of HCl in water: Dissociate HCl: From this, Br ø nsted and Lowry define:

Acid: Substance that donates H + Base: Substance that accepts H +

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HClH2OH2OCl - +H3O+H3O+ + H+H+ H+H+ O -- H+H+ +Cl - H H O H+H+ + acidbase conjugate acid conjugate base Cl - H H O H+H+ +