textbook 6A 3 a  [ENDORSED]

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Ruiyu Li 3I
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textbook 6A 3 a

Postby Ruiyu Li 3I » Fri Dec 03, 2021 5:28 am

The question is Write the chemical equations for the proton transfer equilibria and identify conjugate base for H2SO4. The answer is the conjugate base is HSO4-. Why is it not SO4 2-?
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Daniel Tabibian 3K
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Re: textbook 6A 3 a  [ENDORSED]

Postby Daniel Tabibian 3K » Fri Dec 03, 2021 9:27 am

When finding the conjugate base or acid, you are assuming that it is interacting with one water molecule, which would make it HSO4-.
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