What is the #"conjugate base"# of water?

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anor277
Feb 17, 2017

#"Hydroxide anion, "HO^-#

Explanation:

To find the conjugate base of any species, simply remove a proton, #H^+# from the parent acid, and conserve mass and charge:

#H_2O rarr HO^(-) + H^+#

For the conjugate acid, simply add a proton:

#H_2O + H^+ rarr H_3O^+#

What is the conjugate base of #"hydroxide anion, "HO^-#? Simply follow the same procedure as before.

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