Identify the Bronsted-Lowry acid and base in the reaction ${NH}_{4}^{+} (a q) + H_{2} O (l) \to {NH}_{3} (a q) + H_{3} O^{+} (a q)$ $"NH"_4^(+)(aq) + "H"_2"O"(l) -> "NH"_3(aq) + "H"_3"O"^(+)(aq)$ ? What is the conjugate base?

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Identify the Bronsted-Lowry acid and base in the reaction ${NH}_{4}^{+} (a q) + H_{2} O (l) \to {NH}_{3} (a q) + H_{3} O^{+} (a q)$ $"NH"_4^(+)(aq) + "H"_2"O"(l) -> "NH"_3(aq) + "H"_3"O"^(+)(aq)$ ? What is the conjugate base?

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Answer 1 · 2017-08-14T01:52:07

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${NH}_{4}^{+} (a q) + H_{2} O (l) \to {NH}_{3} (a q) + H_{3} O^{+} (a q)$ $"NH"_4^(+)(aq) + "H"_2"O"(l) -> "NH"_3(aq) + "H"_3"O"^(+)(aq)$ ,

the conjugate base has one less $H^{+}$ $"H"^(+)$ . What has one less $H^{+}$ $"H"^(+)$ than $H_{3} O^{+}$ $"H"_3"O"^(+)$ ?

$H_{3} O^{+} - H^{+} = H_{2} O$ $"H"_3"O"^(+) - "H"^(+) = "H"_2"O"$

And in fact, water is amphoteric. What is the conjugate base of $H_{2} O$ $"H"_2"O"$ in...

$H_{2} O (l) + {CH}_{3} {COO}^{-} (a q) \to {CH}_{3} COOH (a q) + {OH}^{-} (a q)$ $"H"_2"O"(l) + "CH"_3"COO"^(-)(aq) -> "CH"_3"COOH"(aq) + "OH"^(-)(aq)$ ?

Given that acetate, ${CH}_{3} {COO}^{-}$ $"CH"_3"COO"^(-)$ , is a weak base, will acetic acid be a weak or strong acid?

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Identify the Bronsted-Lowry acid and base in the reaction ${NH}_{4}^{+} (a q) + H_{2} O (l) \to {NH}_{3} (a q) + H_{3} O^{+} (a q)$ $"NH"_4^(+)(aq) + "H"_2"O"(l) -> "NH"_3(aq) + "H"_3"O"^(+)(aq)$ ? What is the conjugate base?

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