There are several definitions of acids and bases. The two
most useful and most commonly encountered are the Lewis
and Brønsted definitions.
According to Brønsted, an acid is a species that has a tendency
to lose a proton, and a base is a species with a tendency to gain
a proton. According to Lewis, an acid is a species capable
of accepting an electron pair, and a base is a species capable of
donating an electron pair.
Therefore, it can be seen, that Lewis and Brønsted bases are in
fact identical, as any species that gains a proton, does so by use
of a pair of electrons. However, on inspection of the definitions
of acids, it is apparent that all Brønsted acids must also be Lewis
acids, but that the reverse is not necessarily true. That is to
say, Brønsted acids are a subset of Lewis acids. An example
of a Lewis acid that is not also a Brønsted acid is boron trifluoride:
Other common examples are aluminium chloride and zinc chloride.
Conjugate Acids and Bases
All acids and bases have their corresponding conjugate entities.
ie:

In this scheme, HA is an acid, and A- is the corresponding
conjugate base. Similarly, B is the base, and its conjugate
acid is BH+. This is by virtue of the fact that
the reaction is reversible, hence BH+ can act as an acid
by donating protons to A-
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