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10. Acid, Bases and Salts eLearn.Punjab
All Arrhenius acids are Bronsted-Lowry acids,
but except OH other Bronsted-Lowry bases
are not Arrhenius bases
Table 10.3 Conjugate acid-base pairs of common species
Acid Base Conjugate acid Conjugate base
HNO3(aq) + H2O(I) H3O+(aq) + NO3 (aq)
H2SO4(aq) + H2O(I)
HCN(aq) + H2O(I) H3O+(aq) + HSO4 (aq)
CH3COOH(aq) + H2O(I)
+ NH3(aq) H3O+(aq) + CN (aq)
H2O(I) + CO32-(aq)
H2O(I) + HCO3 (aq) H3O+(aq) + CH3COO (aq)
HCI(I)
NH4+(aq) + OH (aq)
Problem 10.1
HCO3 (aq) + OH (aq)
H2CO3(aq) + CI(aq)
(a) What are conjugate bases of each of the following?
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(b) Give the conjugate acids of the following:
(c) Which of the following behave both as Bronsted acids and Bronsted bases?
Solution
(a) Conjugate base (b) Conjugate acid
HS- : S2- OH- : H2O
HCO3- : H2CO3
H3O+ : H2O HPO42- : H2PO4-(aq)
H2PO4- : HPO42- CH3N2 : CH3NH3+
HSO4- : SO42-
CO32- CHO3-
HF : F- CH3COOH : H3COOH2+
CH3COOH : CH3COO-
[Al(H2O)6]3+ : [A1 (H2O)5OH]2+
(c) Bronsted acids, as well as, bases are: H2O, HCO3 , HS
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