Answer: Option (a) is the correct answer.
Explanation:
According to Bronsted-Lowry, acid are the species that give hyrogen or \(H^{+}\)) ions into a solution.
For example, \(HCl \rightarrow H^{+} + Cl^{-}\)
Whereas bases are the species that release hydroxide or \(OH^{-}\) ions into a solution.
Thus, we can conclude that acids release hydrogen ions in solution.
