Bronsted vs Lewis
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Re: Bronsted vs Lewis
Bronsted looks at protons, while Lewis looks at electron pairs.
A Bronsted acid is something that is a proton donor, while a Bronsted base is a proton acceptor.
A Lewis acid is an electron acceptor, while a lewis base is an electron donor.
see this link for examples: http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/t/h/the1/acidbase.htm
A Bronsted acid is something that is a proton donor, while a Bronsted base is a proton acceptor.
A Lewis acid is an electron acceptor, while a lewis base is an electron donor.
see this link for examples: http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/t/h/the1/acidbase.htm
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Re: Bronsted vs Lewis
If an acid is an electron acceptor, whilst giving away the H+ (which is essentially a proton), how does it take in another electron? or does the electron already exist to the acid?
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Re: Bronsted vs Lewis
Andrew Sun 1I wrote:If an acid is an electron acceptor, whilst giving away the H+ (which is essentially a proton), how does it take in another electron? or does the electron already exist to the acid?
I think the electrons that the acid is going to accept will come from the base that is donating the electron.
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