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    Acids are defined as proton donors and bases as proton acceptors because a base is the opposite of an acid. A base is a negatively charged ion that will accept a positively charged hydrogen ion, which is also known as a proton. Therefore, bases are referred to as proton acceptors since they react with and accept protons from acids.

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    Acids are defined as proton donors and bases as proton acceptors because a base is the opposite of an acid. A base is a negatively charged ion that will accept a positively charged hydrogen ion, which is also known as a proton. Therefore, bases are referred to as proton acceptors since they react with and accept protons from acids.

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    Acids are defined as proton donors and bases as proton acceptors because a base is the opposite of an acid. A base is a negatively charged ion that will accept a positively charged hydrogen ion, which is also known as a proton. Therefore, bases are referred to as proton acceptors since they react with and accept protons from acids.

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    1. Why are all acids defined as proton donors and bases as proton acceptors?

    A proton acceptor is another name for a base, which is the opposite of an acid. A
    base is a negatively charged ion that will react with, or accept, a positively charged
    hydrogen ion. Since a hydrogen ion is a proton, the base is called a proton
    acceptor

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