Chemistry › Section N · Acid-base equilibria › Topic N.1
Bronsted-Lowry acids and bases
An acid-base reaction is, at heart, a single proton jumping from one particle to another. Seeing it that way explains why ammonia is a base, why water can be an acid or a base, and why even pure water contains a few ions.
In this topic
- A wider view of acids and bases
- Proton donors and proton acceptors
- Conjugate acid-base pairs
- Worked example: labelling the pairs
- Acid ionisation and base ionisation
- Amphiprotic species
- Water ionises itself
- Kw depends on temperature
- Worked example: hydroxide in an acidic solution
- Worked example: neutral water at body temperature
- Common mistakes to avoid
- Key takeaways
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