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Anonymous asked in Science & MathematicsChemistry · 1 decade ago

identify the two conjugate acid-base pairs in the following acid-base equilibrium.?

HCOOH + CN- <-- ---> HCOO - + HCN

How do u go about finding conjugate acid-base pairs and such ?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    HCOOH is the acid and HCOO is the conjugate base

    CN is the base and HCN is the conjugate acid

    the acid is the one that gives away its proton, or gives away one of its hydrogens

  • Chris
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Members of a conjugate pair differ by a hydrogen ion.

  • jacquelyn
    7 years ago

    difficult matter. look from yahoo. that could help!

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