The concept that acid is proton donor and base is proton acceptor was given by:
A
Arrhenius
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B
Lowry-Bronsted
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C
Lewis
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D
Faraday
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Solution
The correct option is D Lowry-Bronsted The fundamental concept of this theory is that when an acid and base react with each other the acid forms its conjugate base and the base forms conjugate acid by exchange of a proton or hydrogen ion.