NEET
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- Ionic Equilibrium
NEET · Chemistry · Ionic Equilibrium
Who is credited with defining an acid as a species that accepts an...
Who is credited with defining an acid as a species that accepts an electron pair and a base as a species that donates an electron pair in 1923?
Options
- AJohannes Brönsted
- BThomas M. Lowry
- CG.N. Lewis
- DHenry Lowry
Correct answer
C. G.N. Lewis
Step-by-step solution
G.N. Lewis is credited with defining an acid as a species that accepts an electron pair and a base as a species that donates an electron pair in 1923.