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Which definition for acids and bases is the right one: Lewis or Brønsted?

Both definitions are correct. Neither definition is wrong.

The definitions are related, but they refer to different phenomena.

A Brønsted acid is a proton donor. A Brønsted base is a proton acceptor.

A Lewis acid is an electron pair acceptor. A Lewis base is an electron pair donor.

If you want to discuss a reaction in terms of proton transfers, you use the Brønsted definitions.

If you want to discuss a reaction in terms of electron pair transfers, you use the Lewis definitions.

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