What was the justification for using the old theory of acids? (1 Viewer)

[Carl5]

I don't think I've come across the answer yet reading the other threads.

 

[idunno1402]

i said that arrhenius theory is not wrong. it worked well for aqueous situations, and corretly accounts for y acids and bases are electrolytes. for simple rxn, we can use arrhenius cus it makes things simplier. BL can be used for gases, buffer etc

thats like the gist of my answer, plus some eqns to illustrate my point

 

[_deloso]

I said it can explain weak and strong acids... whereas BL can't

 

[brent012]

I said it can explain weak and strong acids... whereas BL can't

Doesn't it? But BL theory has conjugate acid/bases which kind of relies on that fact.