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The result was: promoted by Hawkeye7 (talk) 10:59, 31 July 2014 (UTC)

Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory

 * ... that in the Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory, an acid donates a proton and the base accepts it?
 * Reviewed: Not a self-nomination

Improved to Good Article status by Skr15081997 (talk). Nominated by Oceanh (talk) at 04:03, 26 July 2014 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg The article has been designated as a GA within timescale, length is fine, no copyvio or plagiarism concerns, reliable sources are used, the hook is cited. Shouldn't acid, proton, and base be linked? Vladimir  (talk) 18:17, 29 July 2014 (UTC)
 * ALT1: ... that in the Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory, an acid donates a proton and a base accepts it?


 * This might be a bit more catchy:
 * ALT2: ... that the Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory was an improvement over the Arrhenius theory, but still failed to explain the acidic or basic properties of oxides?
 * Antony–22 (talk⁄contribs) 23:39, 29 July 2014 (UTC)