Preferred Label : Brønsted acid;
IUPAC definition : A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron (proton) to a base, (i.e. a 'hydron
donor') or the corresponding chemical species. For example: H sub 2 /sub O, H sub
3 /sub O sup class plus /sup , CH sub 3 /sub CO sub 2 /sub H, H sub 2 /sub SO sub
4 /sub , HSO sub 4 /sub sup class minus /sup , HCl, CH sub 3 /sub OH, NH sub 3
/sub .;
Origin ID : B00744;
See also
A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron (proton) to a base, (i.e. a 'hydron
donor') or the corresponding chemical species. For example: H sub 2 /sub O, H sub
3 /sub O sup class plus /sup , CH sub 3 /sub CO sub 2 /sub H, H sub 2 /sub SO sub
4 /sub , HSO sub 4 /sub sup class minus /sup , HCl, CH sub 3 /sub OH, NH sub 3
/sub .
