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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

what is meant by lewis acid ,lewis base and bronsted base,bronsted acid.

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10 Years agoGrade 11
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Bronsted defines an acid as a proton donor whereas Lewis defines an acid as an electron pair acceptor.

• According to the Bronsted theory, a base is a proton acceptor. According to the Lewis theory a base is an electron pair donor.

• Therefore, some molecules, which don’t possess protons, can be acids according to the Lewis theory.