BRONSTED LOWERY ACID-BASE CONCEPT

According to Bronsted theory the species which donate protons (H+) in any medium is consider as acid and the species which accept proton is consider as base.

Acid and base characters are realised in the presence of each other.
For example

CONJUGATE ACID-BASE PAIRS
(1) conjugate pair is acid-base pair differing in single proton (H⁺)
(2) conjugate acid is written by adding  H⁺ and conjugate is written by removing H⁺ .

(3) Strong acid has weak conjugate base and vice versa. Similarly strong base has weak conjugate and vice versa.

(4) Equilibrium always moves from strong acid to weak acid and strong base to weak base.

(5) Conjugate acid - base pair differ by only one proton. Reaction will always proceed from strong acid to weak acid or from strong base to weak base.

MERITES OF BRONSTED CONCEPT:
(1) the role of solvent clearly defined.
(2) the acidic and basic  character may be observed in non aqueous medium also .
(3) the acidic ,basic or Amphoteric nature of most of the substance may be defined.
(4) the acid having greater tendency to donate protons are stronger acid and base  having greater tendency to accept protons are stronger base .
(5)In conjugate pair ,if one is strong then other must be weak .
The weak acid or base are normally determined by comparing the the stability of different acid or base
DEMERITES OF BRONSTED CONCEPT:
(1) Proton is a nuclear particle hence reaction should not explained in term of proton.
(2) the neutralized process becomes multiples step process.
(3) Most of the Amphoteric solvent become Amphoteric.

AMPHOTERIC SPECIES (Amphiprotic):
The species which have a tendency to donate proton as well as accept proton (H⁺) such species are known as Amphoteric species.
For example H₂O,NH₃ HS^- ,HPO₃^- ,HC₂OO₄^- , H₂O₄ etc

ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES:
(1)The conjugate base of HCO₃ is –
  (A) H₂CO₃        (B) CO₂             (C) H₂O      (D) CO₃^-   
(2) The conjugate acid of HSO₃^- is -
  (A) SO₃^2-          (B) SO₄^2-                  (C) H₂SO₄    (D) H₂SO₃

(Ans: 1-D 2-D)

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