According to the Brønsted-Lowry definition, an acid is
A) a substance that can donate a proton to another species.
B) a substance that increases the hydroxide ion concentration in a solution.
C) a substance that can accept a proton from another species in solution.
D) an electron pair acceptor.
E) a substance that increases the hydrogen ion concentration in a solution.

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The Brønsted-Lowry definition defines an acid as a substance that can donate a proton (H+) to another species. The other answer choices describe bases or other properties not related to the definition of an acid according to Brønsted-Lowry.

According to the Brønsted-Lowry Definition, an Acid Is