Arrhenius acid–base theory

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Arrhenius acid–base theory is a classical chemical concept that defines acids as substances that increase hydrogen ion concentration and bases as substances that increase hydroxide ion concentration in aqueous solution.

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instanceOf acid–base theory ⓘ
chemical theory ⓘ
concept in physical chemistry ⓘ
appliesTo electrolyte solutions ⓘ
assumes water as solvent ⓘ
assumesSpecies hydronium ion as hydrated proton ⓘ
category classical acid–base theory ⓘ
characterizesAcid producer of H+ ions in water ⓘ
characterizesBase producer of OH− ions in water ⓘ
context electrolytic dissociation ⓘ
definesAcidAs substance that increases H+ concentration in water ⓘ
substance that increases hydrogen ion concentration in aqueous solution ⓘ
definesBaseAs substance that increases OH− concentration in water ⓘ
substance that increases hydroxide ion concentration in aqueous solution ⓘ
describesProperty acid strength in terms of ionization in water ⓘ
base strength in terms of ionization in water ⓘ
developedInCentury 19th century ⓘ
exampleAcid hydrochloric acid ⓘ
nitric acid ⓘ
sulfuric acid ⓘ
exampleBase calcium hydroxide ⓘ
potassium hydroxide ⓘ
sodium hydroxide ⓘ
field acid–base chemistry ⓘ
chemistry ⓘ
physical chemistry ⓘ
historicalImportance first quantitative definition of acids and bases in solution ⓘ
influenced development of modern acid–base concepts ⓘ
introducedBy Svante Arrhenius ⓘ
introducedInYear 1887 ⓘ
limitation does not describe acid–base behavior in nonaqueous solvents ⓘ
does not include acids that do not produce free H+ in water ⓘ
does not include bases that do not produce OH− in water ⓘ
restricted to aqueous solutions ⓘ
medium aqueous solution ⓘ
namedAfter Svante Arrhenius ⓘ
predecessorOf Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory ⓘ
Lewis acid–base theory ⓘ
predicts acid plus base forms salt and water ⓘ
relatedTo Arrhenius equation ⓘ
Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory ⓘ
Lewis acid–base theory ⓘ
supersededBy Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory ⓘ
Lewis acid–base theory ⓘ
usedToExplain neutralization reactions in aqueous solution ⓘ

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Svante Arrhenius → knownFor → Arrhenius acid–base theory ⓘ
Svante Arrhenius → theory → Arrhenius definition of acids and bases ⓘ
linked to: Arrhenius acid–base theory
Arrhenius → associatedConcept → Arrhenius acid–base theory ⓘ
Arrhenius → associatedConcept → Arrhenius definition of acids and bases ⓘ
linked to: Arrhenius acid–base theory
ionic dissociation theory → basisFor → Arrhenius definition of acids ⓘ
linked to: Arrhenius acid–base theory
Arrhenius acid → definedBy → Arrhenius acid–base theory ⓘ
Arrhenius base → partOf → Arrhenius acid–base theory ⓘ
Lewis acid–base theory → contrastsWith → Arrhenius acid–base theory ⓘ