“We frequently define an acid or a base as a substance whose aqueous solution gives, respectively, a higher concentration of hydrogen ion or of hydroxide ion than that furnished by pure water. This is a very one sided definition.” GivingWaterHigherPureSolutionsDefinitionsSubstanceConcentrationAcidHydrogenOne SidedIonsPure Water Author:Gilbert N. Lewis
“Since hydrogen is a constituent of most of our electrolytic solvents, the definition of an acid or base as a substance which gives up or takes up hydrogen ion would be more general than the one we used before, but it would not be universal.” GivingWould BeUsedGiving UpUniversalDefinitionsSubstanceAcidConstituentsHydrogenIons Author:Gilbert N. Lewis
