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Question
Identify the conjugate acid-base pair for the following reaction in an aqueous solution.
\[\ce{NH^+_4 + CO^{2-}_3 ⇌ NH3 + HCO^-_3}\]
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Solution
| Acid (Acid1) |
Conjugate base (Base1) |
Base (Base2) |
Conjugate acid (Acid2) |
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| Forward reaction | \[\ce{NH^+_4}\] | \[\ce{NH3}\] | \[\ce{CO^{2-}_3}\] | \[\ce{HCO^-_3}\] |
| Backward reaction | \[\ce{HCO^-_3}\] | \[\ce{CO^{2-}_3}\] | \[\ce{NH3}\] | \[\ce{NH^+_4}\] |
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