Bronsted vs Lewis acids
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Re: Bronsted vs Lewis acids
Bronsteds says that acids are H atom donors and lewis acids are electron donors. Bronsted's definition limits acids only to compounds that have hydrogen atoms bonded to it while Lewis acids definition can be expanded to any ionic compound that has an atom donating an electron.
Re: Bronsted vs Lewis acids
Lewis acids accept electron pairs, meanwhile Bronsted acids donate proton.
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Re: Bronsted vs Lewis acids
There isn't a clear definition for acids, just different theories. Thus, we have different classifications such as Bronsted and Lewis.
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