When discussing acids and bases, a solution containing a large number of hydronium ions, by definition, is considered a(n)

A. Arrhenius acid.
B. Arrhenius base.
C. Brønsted-Lowry acid.
D. Brønsted-Lowry base.


A, The answer is Arrenhius acid because the definition of an Arrenhius acid is very specific and that is that the substance must donate H+ ions (H+ ions are typically interchangebly written with H30+ in aqueous solutions of water). The second closest answer would be Bronsted lowry acid but it is not correct because Bronsted lowry acids only donate protons and this definition is much more vague than the Arrenhius acid definition.