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Posted by jake on Friday, March 20, 2009 at 11:22am.

What is the conjugate acid of H2PO4-? (Type your answer using the format format [H2PO4]- for H2PO4-

What is its conjugate base?

i have no cluee

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chem - DrBob222, Friday, March 20, 2009 at 2:18pm
If you want the H2PO4^- to be a base, it must accept a proton; therefore,
H2PO4^- + H3O^+ ==> H2O + H3PO4

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