{"id":266382,"date":"2025-07-23T03:29:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T03:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=266382"},"modified":"2025-07-23T03:29:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T03:29:08","slug":"write-the-formula-for-the-conjugate-acid-of-each-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/07\/23\/write-the-formula-for-the-conjugate-acid-of-each-base\/","title":{"rendered":"Write the formula for the conjugate acid of each base"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Write the formula for the conjugate acid of each base. Express your answer as a chemical formula. ClO4- HSO4- CO3^2-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To determine the conjugate acid of a base, we need to add a proton (H\u207a) to the base. This protonation results in the formation of a conjugate acid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. ClO\u2084\u207b (Perchlorate ion):<\/strong>\n
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    • The conjugate acid of ClO\u2084\u207b is formed when it accepts a proton (H\u207a).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Conjugate acid:<\/strong> HClO\u2084<\/strong> (Perchloric acid)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Explanation:<\/strong> Perchlorate (ClO\u2084\u207b) is a base because it has the ability to accept a proton. When ClO\u2084\u207b accepts H\u207a, it forms HClO\u2084, which is a strong acid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • HSO\u2084\u207b (Hydrogen sulfate ion):<\/strong>\n
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      • The conjugate acid of HSO\u2084\u207b is formed when it accepts a proton (H\u207a).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Conjugate acid:<\/strong> H\u2082SO\u2084<\/strong> (Sulfuric acid)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Explanation:<\/strong> Hydrogen sulfate (HSO\u2084\u207b) is an intermediate ion formed when sulfuric acid (H\u2082SO\u2084) dissociates. When HSO\u2084\u207b accepts a proton, it forms H\u2082SO\u2084, which is a strong acid and can further dissociate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • CO\u2083\u00b2\u207b (Carbonate ion):<\/strong>\n
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        • The conjugate acid of CO\u2083\u00b2\u207b is formed when it accepts a proton (H\u207a).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Conjugate acid:<\/strong> HCO\u2083\u207b<\/strong> (Bicarbonate ion)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Explanation:<\/strong> Carbonate (CO\u2083\u00b2\u207b) is the conjugate base of carbonic acid (H\u2082CO\u2083). When CO\u2083\u00b2\u207b accepts a proton, it forms HCO\u2083\u207b, also known as bicarbonate, which is weakly acidic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Summary of the conjugate acids:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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          • ClO\u2084\u207b \u2192 HClO\u2084<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • HSO\u2084\u207b \u2192 H\u2082SO\u2084<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • CO\u2083\u00b2\u207b \u2192 HCO\u2083\u207b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            In each case, the conjugate acid is formed by protonating the base, which increases the number of hydrogen ions in the formula and thus converts the species into a more acidic form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            Write the formula for the conjugate acid of each base. Express your answer as a chemical formula. ClO4- HSO4- CO3^2- The Correct Answer and Explanation is: To determine the conjugate acid of a base, we need to add a proton (H\u207a) to the base. This protonation results in the formation of a conjugate acid. Summary […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-266382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266382\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266382"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266382"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}