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Isela Tamayo 3H
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Achieve #3

Postby Isela Tamayo 3H » Tue Nov 30, 2021 12:20 am

can someone help me find the formula of the conjugate base for HSO4-

Tomas Burgess 3F
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Re: Achieve #3

Postby Tomas Burgess 3F » Tue Nov 30, 2021 2:06 am

Hi! To find the conjugate base of a molecule, you just write the molecule with one less H atom than it previously had. (This also adds a negative charge to the molecule). This is because a conjugate base is formed when an acid loses a proton; therefore, the conjugate base of HSO4- is SO42-. I hope this helps.

Nathaniel John 2E
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Re: Achieve #3

Postby Nathaniel John 2E » Tue Nov 30, 2021 3:28 am

Hello, the conjugate base would be the acid with a proton (H+) removed. For this example, the conjugate base of HSO4- would be SO4(2-) once the H+ atom is removed.

Hope this helps!

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Re: Achieve #3

Postby SerenaSabedra » Tue Nov 30, 2021 10:39 am

The conjugate base is formed after an acid donates its proton, so remove the H and subtract 1 from the charge. For HSO4(-), it would become SO4(2-)

Neha Jonnalagadda 2D
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Re: Achieve #3

Postby Neha Jonnalagadda 2D » Wed Dec 01, 2021 2:38 pm

The conjugate base for HSO4 is SO4 because conjugate bases remove a H.

Claire Kim 1F
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Re: Achieve #3

Postby Claire Kim 1F » Thu Dec 02, 2021 4:37 pm

Isela Tamayo 3L wrote:can someone help me find the formula of the conjugate base for HSO4-


The conjugate base for HSO4- would be SO4(2-). This is true because the conjugate base for HSO4- would be the loss of a H+ ion. and the charge is now 2- because since there is no H+ ion and this ion had a + charge, the conjugate base's charge would increase by one.

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Re: Achieve #3

Postby Rio Gagnon 1G » Fri Dec 03, 2021 1:34 pm

The conjugate base has one less H+ than the acid, therefore, the conjugate base of HSO4- would be SO4 2- because you remove the H, which is removing a charge of +1, causing the overall charge to become -2.

Nathaniel John 2E
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Re: Achieve #3

Postby Nathaniel John 2E » Fri Dec 03, 2021 1:39 pm

Hello, the conjugate base of an acid is generally the acid losing a H+ proton. This can be applied to HSO4-, as we can just simply remove a H+ from this acid. This would leave us with the conjugate base of SO4-.

Hope this helps!

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Re: Achieve #3

Postby Diego Gonzalez 1H » Fri Dec 03, 2021 1:41 pm

The conjugate base of HSO4- would be SO42- because an H+ ion is removed with the conjugate base.

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Re: Achieve #3

Postby 205819952 » Fri Dec 03, 2021 2:20 pm

The conjugate base of HSO4- would be SO42-

Gabby Burgess 2I
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Re: Achieve #3

Postby Gabby Burgess 2I » Fri Dec 03, 2021 3:15 pm

The conjugate base would be SO42- because it is the part of the equation because it is the proton acceptor in HSO4-.

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Re: Achieve #3

Postby Nick Oscarson 1K » Fri Dec 03, 2021 8:07 pm

Like others have mentioned, the conjugate base would be SO4(2-) for HSO4- because it would lose the H+ proton. This is what makes it a conjugate base since the acid, HSO4-, lost a proton.

I also thought I'd hyperlink a video that focuses on conjugate acids and bases for more clarity! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP6RKqSp1Xw&t=147s

Matthew Nguyen 3G
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Re: Achieve #3

Postby Matthew Nguyen 3G » Fri Dec 03, 2021 11:26 pm

The conjugate base would be SO42- as the H+ ion is removed and add another negative charge.

Cheyenne Roberts 2A
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Re: Achieve #3

Postby Cheyenne Roberts 2A » Sat Dec 09, 2023 9:02 pm

Hey guys so I tried to put this in as my answer and it is not working? does anyone know why? Im pretty sure this is correct..

"give the formula of the conjugate base of HSO4-"

my response: SO42- (and SO4-2, I have tried switching around everything)


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