What is an arrhenius base?
1 Answer
Jun 20, 2016
An Arrhenius base is something that increases the
Explanation:
The Arrhenius theory of acids and bases is little used today. This is not because it is wrong; it isn't. Instead it's been expanded to include additional cases that the original theory did not cover.
These expanded theories include the ones with which you are probably more familiar:
- The Bronsted-Lowry theory which considers proton transfer whether water is involved or not.
- The Lewis theory where acids create polar or ionic products by drawing electron pairs from bases.
