Acids and Alkalis Chemistry 3 AQA

Arrhenius said that acids release hydrogen atoms in water.
And that alkalis formed OH- ions in water.
This only worked for acids and bases that dissolved in water.
The idea wasn't immediately accepted because ammonia gas can react as a base even when it isn't dissolved in water.
Back in the 1880's scientists didn't believe that molecules could ionise in water.
Charged subatomic particles hadn't been discovered yet.
Scientists couldn't imagine how Cl- could be different from Cl2 gas.
Lowry and Br0nsted said acids are proton donors.
Working separately they came up with definitions that work for soluble and insoluble bases:
- Acids release H+ ions - i.e. they're…

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