For a given acid, what is its $"conjugate base"$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-12T18:35:59

The conjugate base of an acid is simply the parent acid MINUS a proton, $H^+$ .

So the conjugate base of chloric acid is $ClO_3^-$ . I have simply subtracted $H^+$ from $HClO_3$ and CONSERVED mass and charge.

You might try this rigmarole with the other questions you have asked. Conjugate acid: add $H^+$ . Conjugate base: remove $H^+$

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