... can be classified an as acid-base reaction. Our understanding of chemical reactions as acid-base interactions comes from the wide acceptance of the Lewis definition of acids and bases, which supplanted both the earlier Bronsted-Lowry concept and the first definition--the Arrhenius model. Arrhenius first defined acids as proton (H) producers in aqueous solution and bases as hydroxide (OH) producers. Although ... this model is intuitively correct, it is limited to substances that include proton and hydroxide groups. Lewis gave us the more general definition of acids and ... us to better...

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