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What is a conjugate acid?
What is a conjugate acid?
- A base with a hydrogen ion added to it (correct)
- An acid that has lost a hydrogen ion
- A base that has gained a proton
- A compound that can receive a proton
According to the Brønsted–Lowry theory, what is considered an acid?
According to the Brønsted–Lowry theory, what is considered an acid?
- Any compound that can give a proton to another compound (correct)
- Any compound that can accept an electron
- Any compound that can receive a proton from another compound
- Any compound that can donate an electron
What is a conjugate base?
What is a conjugate base?
- A substance formed by the removal of a proton from an acid (correct)
- A base that has lost a hydrogen ion
- A compound that can give a proton to another compound
- An acidic compound that can donate a proton
Why may the conjugate base of an acid itself be acidic?
Why may the conjugate base of an acid itself be acidic?
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What is a proton in the context of the Brønsted–Lowry theory?
What is a proton in the context of the Brønsted–Lowry theory?
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Study Notes
Acid-Base Theory
- A conjugate acid is the species that forms when a base accepts a proton (H+).
- According to the Brønsted–Lowry theory, an acid is a species that donates a proton (H+).
- A conjugate base is the species that forms when an acid donates a proton (H+).
- A conjugate base of an acid can itself be acidic because it can still donate a proton, albeit less readily than the original acid.
- In the context of the Brønsted–Lowry theory, a proton refers to a hydrogen ion (H+), which is a positively charged ion.
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Test your knowledge of acid-base chemistry with this quiz on conjugate acids and bases. Learn about the formation and properties of these important chemical compounds within the Brønsted–Lowry acid–base theory.
