Question

Can somebody explain conjugate acids and bases to me? like what is the conjugate acid and the conjugate base of HSO3

Answer 1

Sure! What exactly confuses you?

Answer 2

The general concept or a specific matter?

Answer 3

The General concept @JoyLin

Answer 4

Here's a simple equilibrium equation:
NaOH+HCl<->H2O+NaCl

Answer 5

What makes a compound a salt?

Answer 6

Umm, yeah I dont know

Answer 7

Find that out first. Well look at a periodic table. Where is Na? Where is Cl?

Answer 8

Na is in the 1st column and Cl is in the 17th

Answer 9

In terms of metals and nonmetals, what is Cl and what is Na?

Answer 10

Cl is a nonmetal Na is a metal

Answer 11

Salts: metal + nonmetal

Answer 12

ahhh ok

Answer 13

So based on the equation NaOH+HCl<->H2O+NaCl, what, on the right side, is a base?

Answer 14

Hint(in general): acids all start with an H

Answer 15

Conjugate: what's formed(products)

Answer 16

so the base is NaOH and the conjugate is H20 and NaCl?

Answer 17

Yup! The conjugate base is NaCl because it's a metal+nonmetal and the conjugate acid is the H2O because: 1 that's the only product left 2 starts with an H

Answer 18

H2O-water-dihydrogen monoxide-hydroxic acid

Answer 19

^multiple ways of naming

Answer 20

Does that give you a better idea of conjugate acids and bases?

Answer 21

ok...but this question on my homework is
For the following chemicals, determine the conjugate acid and the conjugate bases
HAsO4-- Conjugate acid=_____________ Conjugate Base =___________
HSO3- Conjugate acid=_____________ Conjugate Base =___________
NH4+ Conjugate acid=_____________ Conjugate Base =___________

Answer 22

It doesn't give you the actual reaction formula?

Answer 23

nope thats all it says

Answer 24

I'm not really sure then.

Answer 25

Sorry! I still hope I was able to clarify a few things though!

Answer 26

Ok Thanks anyway!