acids and alkalis

Arrhenius' ideas

• he said that in water acids produce hyrdrogen ions - H⁺
• and in water alkalis produce hydroxide ions - OH^-
• however it only worked for acid and bases in water
• when her first came up with the idea it was revolutionary at the time, scientists did not believe that it was true. charged sub atomic particles hadn't been discovered yet

Proton donors and acceptors…