Identify the conjugate acid of the following bases? what acid is it?
A) F^-
B) HSO4^-
C) CH3COO^-
D) CO3^2-
Don't let chemistry intimidate you!
So you have the base and you want to know the acid. When you have a base, it must have come from the corresponding acid so add a H atom to F ion and you get HF.
Add H to HSO4^- to get H2SO4. Really complicated, huh.
To identify the conjugate acid of a base, we need to understand the concept of conjugate acid-base pairs. In a chemical reaction, an acid donates a proton (H+) to form its conjugate base, while a base accepts a proton to form its conjugate acid.
Let's now identify the conjugate acids for each of the given bases:
A) F^-
The conjugate acid of F^- is HF. When F^- accepts a proton, it forms its conjugate acid, HF. In this case, F^- is the base, and HF is the conjugate acid.
B) HSO4^-
The conjugate acid of HSO4^- is H2SO4. When HSO4^- accepts a proton, it forms its conjugate acid, H2SO4. In this case, HSO4^- is the base, and H2SO4 is the conjugate acid.
C) CH3COO^-
The conjugate acid of CH3COO^- is CH3COOH. When CH3COO^- accepts a proton, it forms its conjugate acid, CH3COOH. In this case, CH3COO^- is the base, and CH3COOH is the conjugate acid.
D) CO3^2-
The conjugate acid of CO3^2- is HCO3^-. When CO3^2- accepts a proton, it forms its conjugate acid, HCO3^-. In this case, CO3^2- is the base, and HCO3^- is the conjugate acid.
Therefore, the acids that are formed are:
A) HF
B) H2SO4
C) CH3COOH
D) HCO3^-