Which compounds are acting like Brønsted-Lowry acids in the following acid-base equilibrium?
HCO3− + H2O H2CO3 and OH−
The compound that acts like Bronsted-Lowry acids in the following acid base equilibrium is the H2O and H2CO3. It is because H2CO3 is able to donate the proton in reverse where as the water is also able to donate a proton by following the forward reaction.
