Conjugate base

From Conservapedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by PhyllisS (talk | contribs) at 21:54, August 2, 2009. It may differ significantly from current revision.

(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

Jump to navigation Jump to search

Consider the pair of molecules HX and X^â. X^â can react to form HX, and vice versa, through an acid-base reaction. Thus, X^â is the conjugate base of HX (and HX is the conjugate acid of X^â.)

X^â acts as a base, with a strength inversely proportional to the strength of its conjugate acid.

See Also

Retrieved from "https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Conjugate_base&oldid=688285"

Chemistry