What classifies a substance as an Bronsted-Lowry base?   a. The substance donates a proton.   b. The substance accepts a proton.   c. The substance increases the hydrogen ion concentration, [H+], in water.   d. The substance accepts a pair of electrons.

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What classifies a substance as an Bronsted-Lowry base?

  a.

The substance donates a proton.

  b.

The substance accepts a proton.

  c.

The substance increases the hydrogen ion concentration, [H+], in water.

  d.

The substance accepts a pair of electrons.

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