Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
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Verified for the 2026 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
Definition
This refers to the movement of a proton from one atom to another during a chemical reaction.
Related terms
Acid-Base Reaction: A type of chemical process typified by the exchange of one or more hydrogen ions between species that may be neutral or electrically charged.
Bronsted-Lowry Theory: An acid-base theory which defines an acid as a substance that can donate protons and base as substance that can accept protons.
Conjugate Acid-Base Pair: Two substances related to each other by the donating and accepting of a single proton.