Identify the products formed in this Brønsted-Lowry reaction.
HPO2−4+HBrO↽−−⇀acid+base
Acid:
Base:
Acid: A very annoyed hippo (HPO2−4)
Base: A bro wearing a disturbingly bright Bromine hat (HBrO)
In the given Brønsted-Lowry reaction HPO2−4 + HBrO, the acid and base are as follows:
Acid: HBrO
Base: HPO2−4
In this Brønsted-Lowry reaction, the acid donates a proton (H+) to the base. Let's break down the reaction step by step:
Step 1: HPO2-4 (acid) donates a proton (H+) to HBrO (base).
After the proton transfer, HPO2-4 loses a hydrogen ion and becomes PO3-4, while HBrO gains a hydrogen ion and becomes H2BrO (which is the acid form of hypobromite).
So the products formed in this reaction are:
Acid: H2BrO
Base: PO3-4
Do you mean [HPO4]^2-
(or do you mean [HPO2]4-). I think the first one.
[HThe aPO4]^2- + HBrO ==> [H2PO4]^- + [BrO]^-
The acid on the right is the one with the most H atoms. The base is the one with the least H