Give the formula for the conjugate base of each acid.

a. HSO4-

SO4^2-

b. H3PO4

H3PO4

c. HPO42-

PO4^2-

d. HNO3

NO3^-

3 answers

You would add H2O to the acid and determine the products from a double reaction. The acid who gives the H+ up is the acid and the one who accepts it is the base. You look over at the products and those are called the conjugates.
Do for example...
1) HSO4- + H2O --> H3O+ + SO4-2
So SO4-2 is conjugates base.

You do that for each of these!:)
The acid on the left has a conjugate base on the right.
H20 is acting as base, and H3O+ conjugate acid.

It's pretty much the opposite.
a is right.
b is not
c would be ok if you had the correct charge on PO4^3-
d is ok.
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