Acid & Base Definitions

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Different definitions of acids and bases

Questions and Answers

1.

What is the definition of an Arrhenius base?
- A.
  
  Any substance that can donate a proton
- B.
  
  Any species that can accept electron pairs
- C.
  
  Any substance that can accept a proton
- D.
  
  A substance that when dissolved in water produces OH- ions, it is an OH- donor
- E.
  
  A substance that when dissolved in water dissociates to form H+ ions
2.

Which of the following is a good Lewis base?
- A.
  
  Any species with lone pairs on the central atom
- B.
  
  H3O+
- C.
  
  Any species that can accept electron pairs
- D.
  
  Any substance that can accept an H+ ion
- E.
  
  Any substance that can donate an H+ ion
3.

Which of the following defines an acid as a species that can accept electron pairs?
- A.
  
  Bronsted-Lowry
- B.
  
  Arrhenius
- C.
  
  Lewis
- D.
  
  Svante
4.

Which of the following defines an base as any substance that can accept an H+ ion?
- A.
  
  Arrhenius
- B.
  
  Lewis
- C.
  
  Bronsted-Lowry
5.

What is an arrhenius acid?
- A.
  
  Any substance that can donate an H+ ion
- B.
  
  A substance that when dissolved in water dissociates to form hydrogen ions
- C.
  
  Any substance that can accept an H+ ion
- D.
  
  Any species that can accept electron pairs
6.

Which of the following is the definition of a Bronsted-Lowry base?
- A.
  
  Any substances that can donate H+ ions
- B.
  
  A substance when dissolved in water produces OH- ions
- C.
  
  Any substance that can accept H+ ions (proton)
- D.
  
  A substance that when dissolved in water dissociates to form hydrogen ions

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