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Which of the following are conjugate acid-base pairs ?

Which of the following are conjugate acid-base pairs ?

a) HCl and Cl -

b) HF and F -

c) H2O and OH -

d) H3O+ and OH -

e) HClO and HCl

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  • 1 decade ago
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    i think it should be a,b and c.but not so sure about c and d and e is not conjugate acid -base pair

  • 1 decade ago

    a) HCl and Cl -

    b) HF and F -

    c) H2O and OH -

    d) H3O+ and OH - ( i think its H3O+ and H2O here, the conjugate base for H3O+ is H2O!)

    These Are conjugate acid base pairs.

    According to Bronsted lowry theory, An acid , a conjugate bease and a conjugate acid differing by 1 proton are called conjugate acid base pairs.

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    tricky matter. look on google or bing. it can help!

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