What are the $"conjugate acids"$ of $HO^-$ , $HCO_3^(-)$ , $HPO_4^(2-)$ , and $CO_3^(2-)$ ions?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-30T22:47:57

Water, carbonic acid, dihydrogen phosphate, and bicarbonate.

For the conjugate acid, simply add a $H^+$ unit to the starting material. Mass and charge are conserved, i.e:

$HPO_4^(2-) + H^(+) rarr H_2PO_4^-$

You can do this routine with all the examples.

What are the "conjugate acids""conjugate acids" of HO^-HO^-, HCO_3^(-)HCO_3^(-), HPO_4^(2-)HPO_4^(2-), and CO_3^(2-)CO_3^(2-) ions?