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Question
The species: H2O,`"HCO"_3^(-)`,`"HSO"_4^(-)` and NH3 can act both as Brönsted acids and bases. For each case give the corresponding conjugate acid and base.
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Solution
The table below lists the conjugate acids and conjugate bases for the given species.
| Species |
Conjugate acid |
Conjugate base |
| `"H"_2"O"` | `"H"_3"O"^(+)` | `"OH"^(-)` |
| `"HCO"_3^(-)` | `"H"_2"CO"_3` | `"CO"_3^(2-)` |
| `"HSO"_4^(-)` | `"H"_2"SO"_4` | `"SO"_4^(2-)` |
| `"NH"_3` | `"NH"_4^(+)` | `"NH"_2^(-)` |
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