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Which of the following are conjugate acid-base pairs ?

Which of the following are conjugate acid-base pairs ?

a) HF and F -

b) H2O and OH -

c) H2SO4 and HSO4-

d) HClO and HCl

e) HClO4 and ClO4-

you must enter the letters for all correct statements in one lower case alphabetical group,

e.g., if a) b) and e) are correct you would enter abe

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  • 1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    a, b, c, and e. not d!

    comment to answer below: H2O loses one H+ to become -OH, its conjugate base... I stand by original answer

  • 1 decade ago

    ace <-- conjugate acid-base pair are related by losing or gaining of 1 H+ b and d <-- not related by losing or gaining 1 H+

  • 1 decade ago

    abce. d isn't because there are no hydrogens lost or gained

  • 1 decade ago

    a, b, c, e

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  • DC
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    a, b, c & e.

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