alleryStart learning →The reaction between a Bronsted-Lowry acid and water is called:
AAcid ionization
BAcid precipitation
CAcid neutralisation
DAcid crystallisation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Acid ionization
1. Water can act as a proton acceptor toward an acid.
2. The reaction between a Bronsted-Lowry acid and water is called acid ionization.
3. It produces hydronium ions and the acid's conjugate base.
4. Neutralisation instead pairs an acid with a base to give a salt and water.
_Source: OpenStax Chemistry 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 14 'Acid-Base Equilibria', sections 14.1-14.7_
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