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annikaying
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Difference

Postby annikaying » Tue Nov 26, 2019 5:51 pm

What exactly is the difference between Lewis acids and bases and Bronsted acids and bases?
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LNgo 1G
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Re: Difference

Postby LNgo 1G » Tue Nov 26, 2019 5:59 pm

Lewis acids/bases are characterized by the donating or receiving of an electron pair while Bronsted acids/bases are characterized by the donating or receiving of a hydrogen ion.
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Bita Ghanei 1F
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Re: Difference

Postby Bita Ghanei 1F » Tue Nov 26, 2019 6:10 pm

They are just different ways of explaining the same thing
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Michelle Xie 2B
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Re: Difference

Postby Michelle Xie 2B » Tue Nov 26, 2019 6:20 pm

Bronsted acids involving the donating and accepting of a proton while lewis acids involve donating and accepting of a pair of electrons.
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