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A substance is dissolved in water and produces hydronium ions. This occurs when hydrogen ions move from the substance to associate with water molecules. Which term best matches the behavior of this substance?
Arrhenius base
Arrhenius acid
Bronsted-Lowry base
Bronsted-Lowry acid

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Bronsted-Lowry acid.

It’s donating H+ (protons) to water to form H3O+, which is the defining behavior of a Bronsted–Lowry acid (and also fits the Arrhenius acid description, but the proton-transfer wording points to Bronsted–Lowry).