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The Svante Arrhenius definition of an acid is a compound that donates a hydrogen ion (or proton) in an aqueous solution.

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Swedish chemists Jöns Jacob Berzelius and Svante Arrhenius were among the first to describe bases in this manner in the early 19th and 20th centuries, respectively. They established the concept that bases are compounds that accept protons (H+ ions) in chemical reactions, forming salts.

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Q: What scientists described a base as a compound that accepts a proton?
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