Question

Which of the following most closely states the Brønsted-Lowry definition of a base?

A substance that increases the concentration of hydroxide ions when dissolved in water
A substance that gives off or shares a lone-pair of electrons during a reaction
Any substance that accepts, or receives, a hydrogen ion during a reaction
A substance that has a pH greater than 7 and less than 14

Answer 1

@JoannaBlackwelder

Answer 2

Do you have the definition?

Answer 3

is it b?

Answer 4

No, that is a Lewis definition of a base.

Answer 5

a?

Answer 6

http://facultyfp.salisbury.edu/dfrieck/htdocs/212/rev/acidbase/Bronst.htm

Answer 7

so its c?

Answer 8

@JoannaBlackwelder

Answer 9

Right