Chemical Equations
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Chemical Equations
Is there a way to identify the conjugate acid or base in a chemical equation? Could someone explain it with an example.
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Re: Chemical Equations
The acid is the one that picks up the Hydrogen proton, while the base is the one that loses the hydrogen proton.
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Re: Chemical Equations
To identify the conjugate base, you remove an H+ from the acid. To find the conjugate acid, you add an H+ to the base.
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Re: Chemical Equations
In the reactions HCL + H20 -> Cl- + H30+
HCl- is the acid with the conjugate base of Cl-
H20 is the base with the conjugate acid of H3O+
HCl- is the acid with the conjugate base of Cl-
H20 is the base with the conjugate acid of H3O+
Re: Chemical Equations
Picture having a simple reaction with two reactants and two products. One of the reactants is an acid, and the other reactant is a base. The reactant donates a proton in this reaction. The base accepts a proton in this reaction. The conjugate bases and acids are the two products. The conjugate base, for example, is what the acid becomes on the product side of a reaction. It is called a conjugate babble because it has the potential to get its proton back, thereby acting as a base.
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Re: Chemical Equations
The acid would lose the proton (H+) and create a conjugate base. while the base would gain the proton and become the conjugate acid.
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Re: Chemical Equations
an acid donates a proton to give a conjugate base. Similarly, a base accepts a proton to give its conjugate acid
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