Chemistry: Molecular Approach (4th Edition)

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Chapter 16 - Exercises - Page 770: 9

Answer

A conjugate acid-base pair is a pair of substances related to each other by the transfer of a $H^+$ ion. For example: $NH_3$ and $NH{_4}^+$ is a conjugate acid-base pair, because we can donate a proton to $NH_3$, and it becomes $NH{_4}^+$, and vice versa.

Work Step by Step

A conjugate acid-base pair is a pair of substances related to each other by the transfer of a $H^+$ ion. For example: $NH_3$ and $NH{_4}^+$ is a conjugate acid-base pair, because we can donate a proton to $NH_3$, and it becomes $NH{_4}^+$, and vice versa.
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