What is the conjugated base in the following acid/base reaction: #CH_3COOH + H_2O rightleftharpoons H_3O^+ + CH_3COO^-#?
1 Answer
Dec 9, 2016
A conjugate base is the particles that remained when a proton (H+) is removed from an acid.
Explanation:
This is based on the Bronsted-Lowry Acid theory where an acid donates a proton and a base accepts the proton.
Here, the conjugate base is