alleryStart learning →The Bronsted-Lowry definition centres on which particle?
AThe electron
BThe neutron
CThe proton
DThe neutrino
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. The proton
1. Bronsted and Lowry proposed their definition in 1923.
2. It centres on the proton, the hydrogen ion.
3. A proton is what remains when the commonest isotope of hydrogen loses its electron.
4. Acids donate that proton and bases accept it.
_Source: OpenStax Chemistry (CC BY 4.0), Ch 14 "Acid-Base Equilibria", section 14.1 Brønsted-Lowry Acids and Bases_
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